Playing fast vs Playing slow in live games

Theoretically your hourly rate should rise as you get in more hands per hour, if you're a winning player.

I don't think that's what you're asking, though.

the speed of how i play is generally influenced by what i want to try to convey through timing tells, reverse tells etc i never consider what the speed of how i play would impact my hourly by increasing my theoretical hands per hour. you're optimizing for the wrong metric.

No one likes to sit there while someone takes over a trivial decision. Like I saw a guy legit tank 5 minutes when short villain shoved $30 into a $500 pot heads up on the river.

I’m a much better player when I take my time on every street so I prefer to play slow while others play fast.

It bothers everyone. They just won't tell you unless it's really bad.

I do not mind slower play post flop, but pre-flop should be close to immediate.

slow just to annoy everyone

If they play fast. you play slow. If they play slow you play fast but its more complicated than that lol

Funny, I thought you were talking about betting a big hand as opposed to slow-playing that hand. But then I realized you’re talking about pace of play and I have no opinion. I just don’t run into it. The pace is always reasonable in the cash games I play. The tanking I’ve encountered has been in tournaments for a big decision and people understood.

Try to play as fast as possible so you don't annoy other players. Don't tank over trivial decisions.