Did the pandemic hurt or help your game

#1 January 2nd, 2021, 4:08 AM

Twenty twenty brought me into the wide world of internet poker. I never thought about it much due to work and i usually played live games for many years. But the past year i had more time at home and i took poker to the next level. I was a decent live player, rarely did i lose any money or win any, til the lock down began and i was layed off. I took the time to work on my game and really see if i knew the game like i thought i did. Really improved my game by a lot. Did it do the same for you? let us know im sure there will be a great story in there somewhere.

#2 January 2nd, 2021, 5:22 AM

It did help my game. I havnt played this much online poker in years. And I must say. Its way harder than it use to be.

#3 January 2nd, 2021, 8:28 AM

Hi, probably not. After all, I am almost always at home, and perhaps (most likely) the pandemic has positively affected my game.

#4 January 2nd, 2021, 12:00 PM

For me, the pandemic did not change my game but it helped poker in general by the fact that new poker players appeared in the online environment.

#5 January 2nd, 2021, 1:00 PM

Meh, didn't impact it

#6 January 2nd, 2021, 1:12 PM

Nothing has changed for me. The pandemic has not affected the poker game in any way.

#7 January 2nd, 2021, 1:28 PM

This will be the first full month when I 'll have money and time for trying myself as an online player, and it is just because the pandemic-situation. Is it selfish to say that? Probably. But I like the fact that this hobby actually can step up more, and even have more chances to play and gain me as a poker player.

#8 January 2nd, 2021, 3:53 PM

Hello.
Undoubtedly, in 2020 I achieved a lot and was able to significantly improve my skills, but I believe that without a pandemic, my result would not be worse than it is now.

#9 January 2nd, 2021, 4:58 PM

It helped me advance in poker because I had more time to take my poker to the next level through short-time work.

#10 January 11th, 2021, 5:10 AM

For me, pandemic has changed nothing. I hasn't hurt my main work and my poker experience. I work without a contract and play poker online only (there are no live games in my area).

#11 January 11th, 2021, 5:30 AM

nothing happened. I play poker the same way... only for fun. But some freerolls raised a lot the number of players and its a bingo tournament now, this ones i dont play anymore

#12 January 11th, 2021, 5:56 AM

It helped because by spending more time at home I was learning more, reviewing my game and what I feel I learned the most was by watching the transmissions of players on twitch and my game was improving by seeing their game and understanding it Did the pandemic hurt or help your game

#13 January 11th, 2021, 3:06 PM

It helped, it gave me more time to play.

#14 January 11th, 2021, 3:17 PM

I have never played about offline, maybe one day I will get out on some series in Sochi !!!

#15 January 11th, 2021, 3:30 PM

Not really haha but he has given me much more time to play and practice but no study I am a bit lazy

#16 January 11th, 2021, 4:33 PM

Hello, Eagleaces. I am retired and am a home body. Being able to play most of the time, it really did not effect me personally. However, it logically had to affect the number of people playing. Therefore, more people, more competitors.

#17 January 11th, 2021, 4:43 PM

The truth is that the pandemic improved my game since I have more hours available to play. He spent much more time playing now than before the pandemic

#18 January 11th, 2021, 4:49 PM

Helped commiting more time for sure. I don't think my game has changed a lot.

#19 January 11th, 2021, 4:49 PM

All I can say is the pandemic has made me get more chances in playing online poker. Just generally more opportunity in events and more time.

#20 January 11th, 2021, 4:52 PM

It help, it made me realize that we only live once and we can die quickly so do what you love and don't waste time so I tried playing and all casinos where close and before the pandemic when they were open I would let time pass, now I know poker is more precious than I thought. Then I played a tournament online and won it (since casinos where close I played a lot of online and learned how to make it to final tables on MTT and have been doing that since, then I started to really go for 1st 2nd and 3rd place prices)and that tournament thought me a lot, specially that it's okay to fold AA and lose most your chips, and don't lose your temper which I'm good at and never lost it, keep folding my bad luck away with little chips left but soon after made my stack back up, then back up to chip leader, wanted to split with second place but he got disconnection issues and I eventually got first place. it taught me and verify a lot of things, faith and believe and not to worry.

#21 January 11th, 2021, 4:59 PM

During the most severe lockdown in spring of 2020 i definitely played more than before. Knowing that playing means experience this definitely helped my game.

#22 January 11th, 2021, 5:35 PM

I don’t think the pandemic has affected my poker game because I have always only played over the Internet !!!

#23 January 11th, 2021, 5:39 PM

There was more time and I significantly improved my game, began to study solvers and simulate situations and find the best solution

#24 January 11th, 2021, 8:43 PM

I only started playing because of the pandemic. Since my poker skills were zero before it, it has helped my game infinitely!

#25 January 11th, 2021, 8:49 PM

For me at this time, the game remained at the same level. Nice is the fact that there are more players and the games have become more interesting

#26 January 11th, 2021, 8:50 PM

helped me more to use online poker. and my practice increased

#27 January 11th, 2021, 11:53 PM

Pandemic was a non-factor for me. It didn't change poker, employment or items that were bought in large quantities. Still getting by with limited poker.

#28 January 12th, 2021, 12:16 AM

The pandemic had been great for my game! There's lots of new players online and I've got more time than ever to play

#29 January 12th, 2021, 12:18 AM

The pandemic has seen me return to poker, it adds something more than just a zoom call catch up with friends. Sometimes I wish I had more time to play, but we can’t have everything!

#30 January 12th, 2021, 12:29 AM

For sure, a pandemic helped my game. Bearing in mind that during the quarantine period I had more time at home to play online and learn in practice without having to share the time available with other external tasks.
Anyway, "If life gives you a lemon ... make lemonade ..."

#31 January 12th, 2021, 3:54 PM

The Pandemic made me regain awareness of the game strategy and guide me to focus again, because before the pandemic because people were more euphoric because of the revelry and now that money has shortened as quieter euphoric people and hinder less than we are of higher IQ. Did the pandemic hurt or help your game

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#32 January 13th, 2021, 3:05 PM

Pandemic make my game better, have more free time and learn theory also hvae alot of practicue

#33 January 13th, 2021, 7:18 PM

A lot of trash, who calls any and don't know ranges at all. And i trapped against 83o or 610o sometimes....

#34 January 13th, 2021, 9:00 PM

The pandemic did not affect my poker game in any way, because in the past I played almost all the time online poker.To some extent, even, there was more time for this activity due to the lockdown.

#35 January 13th, 2021, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by eagleaces

Twenty twenty brought me into the wide world of internet poker. I never thought about it much due to work and i usually played live games for many years. But the past year i had more time at home and i took poker to the next level. I was a decent live player, rarely did i lose any money or win any, til the lock down began and i was layed off. I took the time to work on my game and really see if i knew the game like i thought i did. Really improved my game by a lot. Did it do the same for you? let us know im sure there will be a great story in there somewhere.

Good afternoon! Friend, I believe that it helped a lot of the games of many people, yes, due to this isolation, the players had more time to study their games, I confess I didn't study my game much the limit that I think I can play rice and beans but poker is always evolving depending on the limits, new things are always coming, like who is in the health field, what is my case every year? We are studying something new about vaccines, dressings, etc ... I like to accompany professional players online this I do a lot on their styles I do my studies.

#36 January 13th, 2021, 9:12 PM

I recently started playing again, I had some time off, he helped me in studying poker

#37 January 13th, 2021, 10:46 PM

Been playing again online since the start of the pandemic an really enjoying it. Loads more time to play and improve my game.

#38 January 15th, 2021, 4:15 PM

Originally Posted by eagleaces

Twenty twenty brought me into the wide world of internet poker. I never thought about it much due to work and i usually played live games for many years. But the past year i had more time at home and i took poker to the next level. I was a decent live player, rarely did i lose any money or win any, til the lock down began and i was layed off. I took the time to work on my game and really see if i knew the game like i thought i did. Really improved my game by a lot. Did it do the same for you? let us know im sure there will be a great story in there somewhere.

I don't played 2020 more than last year so it was not the reason to play more Did the pandemic hurt or help your game

#39 January 15th, 2021, 4:44 PM

Yes. Due to the closing, I have more time to develop my game, to learn. Plus, I can sign up for matches I haven’t known so far because they took place during business hours.

#40 January 15th, 2021, 4:57 PM

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#41 January 15th, 2021, 8:49 PM

I am currently retired, so the pandemic had no effect on my game.

#42 January 15th, 2021, 8:51 PM

I cannot say that it has helped since it would be somewhat unethical to compare help in poker with the thousands of deaths that are happening in the world, I can say that it remains the same, I have played the same as I normally play with the difference that now there are new players in CC. I hope you know the rules well because apparently some need to know that they have to speak only English at the tables and respect others.

#43 January 16th, 2021, 12:47 PM

The pandemic has no effect on the quality of the game.
It just pisses me off what is happening. Did the pandemic hurt or help your game

#44 January 17th, 2021, 1:27 PM

I have to admit, I have played a lot more on-line since the first lock-down back in March 2020, I used to run a game at my local Pub every Tuesday night but got tired with it so Gave the reigns to a younger lad to run it and went along after a short break just to relax and play.
I was one of the people that thought Pokerstars was rigged but I have to say after watching a few streamers on "Twitch" and following players like Lex Veldhuis, Richy Rob, Pyeface and others I came to realise that it is nothing to do with Pokerstars, It is all down to Poker Variance's.
Sure you have bad beats once in a while it happens to the best of us, but once you realise that! you can dispel all the conspiracy theories and get on with playing the game. I have had just as many bad beats playing in live games as I have on-line. The only difference is It seems to happen more on line because you are playing more hands and more games, so of course it is going to happen more often.
Playing live I would play once a week, sometimes if I was lucky twice, but online I could play 10 or 20 games every day, So obviously I would have more bad beats, It make's common sense, Once you accept that it is Poker Variance and nothing more you can play better and win more often, I know because I do.

When the fun Stops, STOP!

#45 January 17th, 2021, 6:00 PM

For me the pandemic helped.I had not played for years.A long time ago i played all the time when there were so many sites that americans could play.Due to the regulations,and hard to deposit and withdraw,i made the decision to stop playing.Once the pandemic hit and not many places to go,i joined cards chat in october and started to play again.Im glad i did,this is a great place to play,and as a bonus win some money.I only play to enjoy the game,and win a little to play small and mirco touneys.So far not bad.Two cardschat free roll wins,a casino org free roll win,and several final tables.I havent made a deposit for years.

#46 January 17th, 2021, 6:39 PM

The pandemic even helped my poker profile to some extent.I got more time to learn strategies, starting hands and more time to play on online sites, this could take me to a new level of understanding of the game.

#47 January 20th, 2021, 4:28 PM

I was working in Colombia, I was not fully involved in online poker.

"A man's true feelings come out in a Poker game"

#48 January 20th, 2021, 4:32 PM

The pandemic in my case did not affect the game, but other players were added, a good thing for many to spend time playing poker.

#49 January 20th, 2021, 4:37 PM

To me it seemed like early in the pandemic the action was great, and now it seems like players have run out of money or gone back to work.

#50 January 20th, 2021, 5:10 PM

I only play online poker, so nothing has changed for me.

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