What Do You Do During the Game to Relax?

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I used to study, watch tv, or videos, work on a few computers, while helping my children with their homework.
Now I take the time to actually figure out what the other players are doing. I only play one, sometimes two games. It helps a lot also when playing in person, I will go over different scenarios that could be in play, in that I mean what cards do I think the others in the hand have. And their betting patterns on the different hands. Playing live if you are trying to steadily go over different hands in your head, people won't know what you have in your hand. I not only figure my outs, I start to try and figure out different outs for the various hands that could be in play.
I can sit back and just watch different tourneys and different buy in amounts, see how different they play, or not.
 
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I Always play with music and I feel relax
 
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I generally watch youtube or TV while playing, but when i do get really nervous or excited, i walk. Simply walking around in the living room seriously helps after some bad beats and even big winning hands. Also keeps my blood flowing, as i can get nervous just by sitting in the same spot for more then an hour :)
 
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Take breaks. Watch cartoons.
 
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a glass of red dry wine and old jazz that's all ah and yes of course a good card in hand
 
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If it tournament I will sit out and take a shower lol
 
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Personally for me I like to have a movie on in the background. It probably isn't the best practice to have anything on to distract you from playing but at the level I play the players aren't very good anyway!
 
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In a tournament I usually like to watch YouTube videos related to poker, I usually watch a strategy of winning the tournament I'm playing at the moment, do you believe I like to study poker? This is a pleasure.
 
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when the game starts my heart beats fast,my blood run in my vains and I need to breath in ,concentrate myself on the table with no music no sounds, just silence.
 
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Chocolate

I stand up, I get some hot chocolate and after that Im fresh as the prince of bel air.
 
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Listening to music helps a lot, or eating a candy too
 
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i take a water drink and i think that relax your body and your mind
 
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in break I do a mini meditation. My focus on in my breath for relax.

sometimes i drink coffe for give me energy for rest of the grind
 
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Listen to calm music and drinking tea.:flute:
 
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tea or coffee, cigarettes, music ...
 
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I focus to the game, and I watch the details. I sit as comfortable as I can.
 
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Video Games to Distraction

I keep my cell phone handy and I play mindless games during tournaments to keep me chilled. It works well, I never get loose.

I suggest Ballz:)
 
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I can not do anything else than analyze game constantly and learn about opponents... If I start to watch movie for example, I miss tons of info and make moronic moves.
 
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I usually call a friend while playing skype, and we chat about everything that comes to mind that relieves stress and helps focus!
 
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multi-table helps me relax

How Is that even possible? Multi-table=More tables, which=More games, which=More stressful situations, so how does that actually lead you to be more relaxed?


I'm not doubting you, I'm just curious Is too understand Is all.
 
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