| This is a discussion on Poker on an empty stomach within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; This may seem pretty funny and I probably wouldn't consider myself the least bit supersticious but I have to say that I play amazing poker ... |
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| Poker on an empty stomach This may seem pretty funny and I probably wouldn't consider myself the least bit supersticious but I have to say that I play amazing poker when I don't eat breakfast and just have coffee. If I wait a little longer for lunch, I tend to play much better than if I eat while I am playing. Does anyone else notice a trend like that? Do you have anything that you have to do to keep up your streak? Just wondering... that is mine. |
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| re: Poker on an empty stomach If you eat a good meal before playing, your mind will be more alert and you will make better decisions. So playing poker on an empty stomach is actually a bad thing. It's like taking a test in high school when you were really hungry, you tend to not do so well on the test. |
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| ...im the complete oppisite to be honest...If i dont eat, i get very distracted and fustrate very easy...plau im counting the odds on how many times my stomach will make noise, instead of the odds in poker :-) |
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| I actually find that I play a little better when I am tired or sick. It sounds weird but I think because it requires me to focus more I am less likely to make some loose calls or reckless bluffs than I might otherwise do. The longer I play the better I seem to do too. Which is why I only play freerolls early in the day and play buy ins later. |
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| re: Poker on an empty stomach Quote:
get into that zone between awake and sleeping...get all zen and what not Quote:
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| That is funny... I'm like that too Personally I never eat breakfast... I have been this way all my life unless when I was a little kid my parents FORCE FED me or wouldnt let me do anything unless I eat breakfast... LOOOONG time ago Anyway, back to the point, I then started drinking coffee in the morning and la la la... but I suffer from panic attacks. My doctor put me on xanax 3 years ago now so I can't drink caffiene and now that im tolerating the xanax it helps me play a lot better (it relaxes you) and I dont ever go on tilt. That's how I get by in short, Moe |
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| I feel I play best about an hour or so after a small meal. If I don't eat and I'm hungry I will play loose and make very poor decisions. On the other hand, if I eat too much I feel lazy and tired and will make some stupid bets and calls. |
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| I personally cannot play well if I don't eat breakfast... But after eating I'll have some coffee and be ready to play.... I rather play with coffee because it keeps me up and focused but with out food I feel dizzy and have many other side effects... |
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| I remember Daniel Negreanu make a few posts about how he seems to do better when he's hungry. I found one quote in his blog: "It’s pretty strange actually. I must play better when I’m hungry, not only in the metaphorical sense, but literally!" -Daniel Negreanu |
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| I am exactly the same! I live in Australia so the time difference is quite large and the big tournaments that happen in america start at about 4 or 5am here so i go downstairs and pretty much lock my self in the study for like 6 hours till i have an early lunch. This seems to work for me and it also means that i dont have to get up and walk to the kitchen to get some food! lol |
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