Do you fully focus on the table while playing?

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I can't be totally focused at the game table, I lose my patience after 2-3 hours so I listen to music, watch football, drink
Thats a normal poker day for me :D
 
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You hear music while playing? What type of songs?
You watch TV? Movies? Tv show? Program?
Play other game?
Other stuff? What?

I watch some tv shows while playing :censored:
I'm reading this & responding while 4-tabling Z00M on pokerstars & listening to a Twitch streamer.
 
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I wish I did fully focus on the table when I am playing but I have the concentration of a goldfish and read emails, or articles and wait for my table to pop up before I look at my hand, luckily I only play micro stakes so it is ok but not recommended.
 
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Usually I listen to some relaxing music... but when my attention starts to wane I switch to more rhythmic music :)
And sometimes I surf on the internet :D
 
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Sometimes I surf the Internet or I happen to have my thoughts wander away, but I try to concentrate most of the time just on the game.
 
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Not always. It depends if other players take too long to make a move. Get slightly bored and start loosing concentration.
 
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in real life poker yes i focus fully on the game . but in online poker i often watch tv nearby and listen to music and browse on websites lol
 
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I listen to music , I watch some movies , I watch Netflix or twitch . I might read a post , read a thread or article . I won't focus exclusively on poker games , this is no so much fun . Doing other things at the same time is better .
 
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When I play poker, I usually have music playing, but sometimes I can watch a movie.
 
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I listen rock music , the very best of.
 
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The more important the tournament the less distracting things.
 
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You hear music while playing? What type of songs?
You watch TV? Movies? Tv show? Program?
Play other game?
Other stuff? What?

I watch some tv shows while playing :censored:
The war has been going on in my country for a year, so I actually watch and listen to the news around the clock. But before, before the war, I always listened to music.
 
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I try :)...but you can never be aware off everything :)...
 
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TV usually on in the background, or sometimes eating my dinner. Depends on the table and how long the hand takes to go round, May start to lose concentration.
 
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If I focus enough, I try not to get distracted..
 
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It's important to fully focus on the table while playing, but I like to have some background noise. I listen to instrumental music. This helps me relax and stay focused on the game.
 
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You hear music while playing? What type of songs?
You watch TV? Movies? Tv show? Program?
Play other game?
Other stuff? What?

I watch some tv shows while playing :censored:
Hello brother.
I usually only listen to music.
And I try to focus on the MTT.
I don't play more than 2 tables to be clear about the movement of the tables.
Of course, I always drink mate tea, and if it's night I'm accompanied by a glass of red wine or some beer.
And I smoke on breaks.
My regards, brother:giggle::giggle::giggle::giggle::giggle::giggle:
 
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Sometimes I listen to music while playing games, but I try to focus completely on the table.
 
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You hear music while playing? What type of songs?
You watch TV? Movies? Tv show? Program?
Play other game?
Other stuff? What?

I watch some tv shows while playing :censored:
I just thought about it)))) I wonder if I'm the only one who listens to poker music or not))) I listen to fank)))
 
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The important thing is to know what movement to make and follow the line, to be very clear about what movement to make according to the villain's movement.
 
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When I am playing live, I am fully focused. Playing online, I often have multiple games/tables going, plus distractions of TV and other members of the household. I think this is a good topic because I am sure the lack of focus while playing online impacts my success rate.
 
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It happens differently. It all depends on the mood before the game. Before the war, when I had unlimited good internet, when playing poker, I often watched movies online in parallel with playing. It even somehow helped in the game. I looked at the flop less and, accordingly, lost my stack less.
 
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Always listening to music to relax into own soundscape
 
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Hello, I'm focusing on the table!!
But almost always with background music
 
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