I've been playing for more than 10 years and always the same feeling...like butterflies dancing in my stomach .... I think it's interesting to feel always the same after the years... it's love? what do you feel people?
It happened to me only at cashgame tables. Thats why I stopped to play it. I wasnt able to play my A game and I couldnt enjoy game... In SNG or MTT its okay, I feel confident, never affraid to make a move and I have fun.
I agree, if you feel like nervous or butterflies in your stomach on each hand then you're likely playing for amounts that are to meaningful to you.
I've sometimes played in tournaments or cash games which are above the amounts I'd normally play. This leads to the same feelings you seem to get.
Good point guys, I never see it in that way before. I'm feel a bit more confident on tourneys until the cash comes... My personality is very anxious I think thats why I feel it almost every time I play.
Any recommendations? eat gum? something?
Do you think it is possible you are playing stakes higher than you should be?
That's understandable, as your losses are capped in a SNG or MTT. Not so at cash game table.
-HooDooKoo
If you feel anything in your stomach while you're playing then you're probably playing for too high stakes. It's extremely difficult --- perhaps even impossible --- to play well if you're risking an amount of money that it will bother you to lose.
You didn't mention whether you're a winning player or not, and perhaps you are. I certainly don't know. What I do know is that I'm never nervous or anxious at the tables (physically or virtually) anymore because I'm very comfortable with the stakes I play. That, however, was not always the case.
Best of luck, and run well.
-HooDooKoo
When I sit down to a live tourney, I ALWAYS feel the butterflies. It doesn't matter if this is a daily $80 buyin at a regular casino or the $10K buyin to the WSOP main event. It just gets me jazzed up ... as they say, I'm just happy to be there. Also, I almost always have a quivering hand when I rake in my first pot, regardless of the size of the pot or the size of the tourney.
Just don't set the audible alarm for high pulse rate, that could be a tell.Lol you gave a good idea... I will use my polar watch the next time I play
Just don't set the audible alarm for high pulse rate, that could be a tell.