# Texas Hold 'em pace of play

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 4, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120 "2011-02-04T04:31:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120/1 "2011-02-04T04:31:57Z")

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How long does it take to play 1 orbit at a full table?

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120/2 "2011-02-04T04:37:48Z")

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There is not a factual answer.

Online and if everybody is a paying attention, less than one minute per hand

casino? No limit, probably an average of 2 minutes per hand

homegame? 2-3 minutes per hand.

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**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120/3 "2011-02-04T04:39:42Z")

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About 20 minutes, which I figured out when I was in a casino which charged for time rather than raking from the pot or ante on the button.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120/4 "2011-02-04T04:49:32Z")

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Thanks, I meant “live, in a casino”.

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**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hold-em-pace-of-play/570120/5 "2011-02-04T06:20:13Z")

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Yeah, I’d say about 20 minutes.