Ethan "Rampage" Yau called the clock on an opponent who had been in the tank for about a minute, then kept taking shots at him for playing too tight — but the numbers, and the final scoreboard, told a very different story.
- Rampage called the clock on Harut during a Hustler Casino Live cash game and kept criticising him afterwards.
- The flashpoint came in a four-way pot where Rampage check-raised to $18,000 with pocket queens.
- The broadcast graphics showed Harut's average tank time was just nine seconds — bang average for the table.
- Harut was the session's biggest winner at +$72,600, with a 46% VPIP.
- Rampage dropped $103,250 on the night.
The Hand That Set It Off
The pot that triggered the exchange started quietly. Francisco Fragoso limped for $100 with pocket fives, Harut came along from the hijack with A♥K♥, and Rampage made it $2,000 from the small blind holding Q♠Q♣. Nik Airball defended the big blind with Q♥J♣, Francisco called, and Harut called too — four players to the flop.
The board came 3♥2♣J♥, giving Airball top pair and Harut a flush draw with two overcards, while Rampage's queens were still in front. Rampage checked, Airball bet $4,000, and Francisco got out of the way. Rampage then came back over the top with a check-raise to $18,000, and the decision landed on Harut.
"Clock, He's Taking So Long"
Harut took roughly a minute to think it over — a perfectly normal amount of time for a $18,000 decision with a hand that has plenty of equity but no made value. Rampage did not see it that way.
"Clock, he's taking so long. We have 30 minutes left. It's just the flop."
— Ethan "Rampage" Yau
When Harut asked whether he was serious, Rampage doubled down: "No, I really want clock. You're taking so long." Harut folded shortly afterwards, and Rampage took down the pot.
The Stats Didn't Back Him Up
Rampage kept the criticism going on social media after the session, painting Harut as a nit who slowed the game to a crawl. The problem is that the broadcast's own graphics contradicted him: Harut's average time in the tank was nine seconds, right in line with the rest of the table.
His playing stats were not exactly nitty either. Harut finished the stream with a 46% VPIP and a 12% preflop raise percentage — numbers that describe a loose, call-heavy player rather than someone folding his way through the night.
The Scoreboard Had the Last Word
However the argument played out in the moment, the cash-out desk settled it. Harut was the session's biggest winner, up $72,600, while Rampage finished down $103,250 — a six-figure swing in the direction of the man he had been needling.
It is a rare bad night in an otherwise strong run for Rampage, who picked up a World Series of Poker bracelet this summer and has posted a series of big results in high-stakes cash games. On this occasion, though, the player taking his time at the table was also the one taking the money home.
