Opening Up the Stall
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With hand-for-hand just moments away, players are inevitably stalling like an innocent man on death row. I just witnessed a player down to 40,000 kill as much time as possible before releasing his hand, including the clock being called and the countdown reaching five (one would be too obvious).
Stalling at this stage remains a gray area. Some frown upon it, whilst others consider it to be an acceptable strategy, but the truth is that with so much money up for grabs (especially for those who have qualified via a satellite), people are going do whatever is within their powers to evade the splash of the bubble and, as Anne Robinson would say, "go home with nothing."