Distractions to help wait out the wet paint

#1 23rd February 2009, 10:47 PM

I get bored waiting for decent hands. I get really really really bored waiting for good hands. Someone keeps telling me that playing poker is supposed to be like watching paint dry. (I tell someone to shut it often, btw).

Yesterday, playing the $5 cardschat, in the first hour in particular, I was getting testy constantly folding and getting total crap cards. I suffered through it and it paid off very well, but the point is, I get bored and with me, with boredom comes stupidity.

SO.....I'm wondering what everyone else does to help them get through.

Anyone?

#2 23rd February 2009, 10:51 PM

I play more than one table, which gives me more hands to fold waiting on the few to play. Occasionally put up a poker video on a second monitor and keep an eye on it while waiting on a hand.

#3 23rd February 2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eagle jim

I play more than one table, which gives me more hands to fold waiting on the few to play. Occasionally put up a poker video on a second monitor and keep an eye on it while waiting on a hand.

Hi Eagle Jim

I hate to admit it, but I play more loosely when I'm in more than one game at a time. I do like matrix games though.

#4 23rd February 2009, 11:16 PM

I have stuff recorded on the dvr so I usually watch my soaps when in a tournament.

#5 23rd February 2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PooffyFooffy

I have stuff recorded on the dvr so I usually watch my soaps when in a tournament.

I'm sort of watching tv, but I'm watching my pc screen more than the tv screen so I'm pretty much lost now that I'm 1/2 way through. Bones rerun.

Have you checked out hulu.com, lots of repeat stuff. Watching sat night live clips can be very entertaining.

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