There's a reason that play has slowed down so much. Players are taking upwards of a minute every time the action is on them, even to check. A recent hand between David Steicke and Ivan Tan took over ten minutes to play. Steicke limped in on the button, then called a raise to 8,000 from Tan in the small blind. The flop was . Tan, acting glacially, bet 11,200. Steicke, acting even more slowly, called. Both player took over a minute to check the that hit the turn. On the river , Tan bet 10,200. Steicke then min-raised to 20,500, bringing a fold from Tan.