Getting Bored With Poker

#1 24th January 2009, 7:53 PM

Are you sometimes get bored?
I have it right now, I can start a game bot can't stay with it for long, I play for 20min and get out because I don't want to play anymore...
Should I just take a longer brake from the game?

Do you have it or have it?

#2 24th January 2009, 8:22 PM

Taking a break could help.

Have you tried different types of games? I find that when I'm getting bored with, say, hold 'em, it makes it more fun to switch to stud, omaha, or something else for awhile. (Do microlimits if you're not comfortable with your play at different games.)

#3 24th January 2009, 9:49 PM

set yourself a challenge, play a different game using play money and only change games again when you have won x amount of play money.

But honestly if you are bored with poker, you obviously lack the passion for it not to be boring.

Do you play because your friends play ?

Do you play because you enjoy the game? ( it doesnt sound like it )

do you play for profit? if so you wont be profitable if your attitude towards the game isnt right

maybe try something different like monopoly

#4 24th January 2009, 9:54 PM

Can't add much to the 2 previous replies. NLHE for me is often a source of boredom and frustraion (especially when the victim of bad beats). I prefer other games where I feel I have a better (not total of course) sense of control of the outcome. Also important to examine the reasons you play at all, and whether or not you're truly enjoying it or just thinking you should be.

#5 24th January 2009, 10:01 PM

yeah, i get bored ocasionally with poker and i don't play for a few weeks, or maybe even a whole month.

#6 24th January 2009, 10:31 PM

Are you playing for fun or for profit? I started out playing for fun, then got too serious and played purely for money and burned out. Now I'm back to playing for fun and really enjoying myself. You might ask yourself what it is you want out of poker.

To combat listlessness, you've received some good advice here: take a break, set a goal, or learn a new form of poker. I recommend against playing because you feel you "have to".

#7 24th January 2009, 10:51 PM

Ya, doesnt sound like its what you want to really be doing. Id find something more intereseting for your time.

#8 24th January 2009, 11:17 PM

A break here and there is always good. I just took a few months off because I have been busy doing renovations to my home. That pretty much kept me busy during all my waking hours.
I find now that I too only want to play for shorter periods on-line. That is one of the great things about cash games. You can get up and leave whenever you see fit.
GL2U!

#9 25th January 2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverboatrat

set yourself a challenge, play a different game using play money and only change games again when you have won x amount of play money.

But honestly if you are bored with poker, you obviously lack the passion for it not to be boring.

Do you play because your friends play ?

Do you play because you enjoy the game? ( it doesnt sound like it )

do you play for profit? if so you wont be profitable if your attitude towards the game isnt right

maybe try something different like monopoly

I've always wanted to try Omaha but just haven't gotten around to it. What do you think is a good goal to hit in play money before moving to micro limits? I was thinking 100K. Is that too low or too high?

#10 25th January 2009, 2:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TriggaLos

I've always wanted to try Omaha but just haven't gotten around to it. What do you think is a good goal to hit in play money before moving to micro limits? I was thinking 100K. Is that too low or too high?

I know the sentiment by some here is that you should be able to beat the snot out of everyone in the play money. Maybe I am really bad, but I've not found that to be the case. IMHO, 100k is ridiculous. I wouldn't wait. Small piece of advice though. Pick a micro table and just watch a bit. I'll typically do this for 1 orbit. If you feel your game is pretty weak, that's a different story - then practice in the play $. BTW, I usually play Omaha HL limit.

#11 25th January 2009, 2:36 AM

I Feel Ya, But When I Am Bored With Poker I Do Not Play.

#12 25th January 2009, 2:46 AM

If you're not bored, you're not playing right.

#13 25th January 2009, 4:21 AM

im never bored with poker. thats the whole purpose of multi tabling.

downside is... u'll get used to that amount of tables after a while, and u'll have to open up even more tables in order to keep your full attention on your hands. i was doing 2 start with, then 4, now im at 6. haha.

#14 25th January 2009, 8:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennrlay

Are you sometimes get bored?
I have it right now, I can start a game bot can't stay with it for long, I play for 20min and get out because I don't want to play anymore...
Should I just take a longer brake from the game?

Do you have it or have it?

If you're getting bored playing Poker, maybe you can try watching it? I've been watching High Stakes Poker on YouTube:

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Heck, even if watching Poker is all you did, you wouldn't be any different from fans of other sports (like football and baseball).

#15 25th January 2009, 7:17 PM

If I never hungry or sleepy I would play for like 90% of the day, being a true grinder would be sweet.

#16 26th January 2009, 1:55 AM

think i suffer more from poker withdrawl than bordem.....but if I do get bored I will hit another game up or do a sng matrix......im not addicted i'm not addicted im not addicted lol

#17 26th January 2009, 9:22 AM

I get bored with poker sometimes too. And I find that when I do get bored, its best to take a break. When I get bored I tend to make unwise moves, such as following through a gutshot straight draw, or callin a huge raise with 8-3 off suit. Ande then i know its time to take a break.

#18 26th January 2009, 9:23 AM

try blackjack?

#19 26th January 2009, 9:58 AM

I know what u talking about i get bored if something like yesterday on FT OFC tourney 5$ buy in happens to me, made in the first 30 min a couple of small pots then i got hands like 27. 28, 29, 36 (nothing higher than 9) for more than 1 hour, when holdem starts to get foldem this long time i lose my patience and i get bored.....

#20 26th January 2009, 8:11 PM

I have it too or i get pissed off about somebody's play and go all in even when i know i am going to lose....stupid but then i don't wanna play anymore and give away 2 hours of good poker and a stack of 12,000....learning to sit out more when i have that now and works good....

#21 26th January 2009, 9:25 PM

I started to learn HORSE after watching some tourneys, and it really kick started my interest in poker again. Learning multiple games and switching them periodically keeps you on your toes. Also, possibly reading books/watching poker can help too. Just don't get several books at once like I did.....I still need to finish half of them.

#22 26th January 2009, 11:24 PM

Thx for all of your advice
I saw all episodes of HSP
Saw Aussie Millons 2007
I've red Gus Hansen's "All Hands Revealed"
Now Reading "Theory of Poker" by D.Sklansky
Still have to watch Party Poker Premier League 2008 Final Table
And tomorrow playing in my pub RedTooth Poker League
maybe a bit of live poker will be good for me

#23 28th January 2009, 1:27 AM

sometimes i do get bored, i just stop playing 3-4 days. Then the feeling to play comes again, and i win allot more. Usually when im bored i keep losing lol

#24 28th January 2009, 2:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennrlay

Thx for all of your advice
I saw all episodes of HSP
Saw Aussie Millons 2007
I've red Gus Hansen's "All Hands Revealed"
Now Reading "Theory of Poker" by D.Sklansky
Still have to watch Party Poker Premier League 2008 Final Table
And tomorrow playing in my pub RedTooth Poker League
maybe a bit of live poker will be good for me

Live poker is never boring for me. If you get bored at your local pubs and can afford it, go play in a bigger casino in your area. I am ALWAYS entertained in AC when I go. Even when playing low stakes, just the cocktails are good to look at.

#25 28th January 2009, 2:46 AM

When you get bored of poker , you seem to play anyways because you know you love to play just right now your not feeling it . For me it only happens like once or twice a year MAX. so what i do is take 2 to 3 days of and just find a different activity example i like to right short stories of about 50 pages so i take three days off writing when im not working as oppose to poker and when im done the story usually im able to get bk into poker and play some of my best poker even !

#26 28th January 2009, 4:37 AM

If you are bored with poker then you don't love the game or you lack the passion for it.I do get frustrated with poker sometimes when I'm losing alot but never bored it's just too exciting.Take A Long Break Dude.

#27 28th January 2009, 5:05 AM

ya boring as shit but playing more tables helps if u can handle it and assuming your a winning player would u rather be bored playing poker or working minimum wage delivering pizzas, i would take being bored playing poker anyday. but yes i do go through boring spells where i have to take a break. Also changing your style might work if you can handle a more aggressive style that might make it more interesting but ull be hit with a lot of decisions that u really dont want to make

#28 28th January 2009, 8:19 PM

Sometimes some people need an extended break. A little diversity in life never kills anyone. Somedays I play all day other days I'll play one or two SNG or FR. Try giving it up for a while and see how you feel.

#29 28th January 2009, 11:03 PM

i feel the same way sometimes i start playing then get brd thats when it goes all wrong and u start playing stupid hands what i usaly do is take a day or 2 then go back to it that usly helps me and improves my game

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