Online Poker is boring as can be. What do you do to keep from loosing your mind?

Originally Posted by RiverRick

Online Poker is boring as can be. What do you do to keep from loosing your mind?

Music, chat if people are chatty, backgammon, solitaire and reading or posting stuff at CardsChat.

i watch movies or play cod, gta 5, or mk11.

Originally Posted by RiverRick

Online Poker is boring as can be. What do you do to keep from loosing your mind?

Play 2 or 3 tables simultaneously to keep engaged.

Keep track of how the other players at your table are playing. How much are they raising - from what position? What cards did they have?

Is the giant stack at the table overly active? How can you exploit that?

Good luck !

I'm trying to concentrate on only one or two poker games and ignore other stuff like watching youtube or surfing on interntet

I listen to trance music....it really calms my soul down.

I just stop playing and get distracted by something else.

and then I miss poker))) and I still need to play poker for at least 2 hours to quench my thirst))

If it’s boring to you it’s prolly not for you. Leave it

If you are really bored in online poker, a break would be good.

I don' t watch videos but i listen to podcasts (poker, chess) in my poker sessions.

Videos would be too much for me, i have to observe the game play, the players, stacks, blind increases etc.

I like to set session timers or have goals to aim for before playing and whilst playing, like getting a further 100 places in a tournament etc

I also like to do press-ups and sit ups

usually when you're starting to play, the tables end up getting a little boring, several times i watch some videos, or listen to a podcast

You could listen to poker strategy videos.I say listen because you should always keep an eye on the table,you shouldn't get distracted too much.Its a never-ending fight with yourself to keep your mentality balanced during play.

I just surf the net or play another table. Problem with that is, you may not think it but when your not focused on the game, you miss info like players tendencies. I 100% notice a difference when I'm paying attention.

multi-table and take breaks. Plenty to do while playing.

It doesn't seem boring to me

Music and poker go hand in hand for me. Poker keeps my mind focused while music keeps my ears fulfilled as I pay attention to how the other players play.

Originally Posted by Daniel72

If you are really bored in online poker, a break would be good.

I don' t watch videos but i listen to podcasts (poker, chess) in my poker sessions.

Videos would be too much for me, i have to observe the game play, the players, stacks, blind increases etc.

+1 Yeah, I focus on the poker game (with few or no distractions) as well. If it is too "boring" for the op, then play a faster game format like turbo or hyper. I like the regular (slower) game speed actually. I am never really "waiting" because I am studying how my opponents handle certain situations; curious who is playing lots (or few) hands, who is open raising weird amounts, and which players seem like the regs at the table.

Sometimes, I'll try shuffling chips next to my computer (still need practice with this) or doing knuckle rolls with a poker chip.

p.s. I am into chess as well: who are some of your favorite chess sources?

It's never boring to me!

- play on few tabels different poker variations, works for me

music, watch a movie, roll a couple joints, pretty much whatever I can find. I hate just focusing on only the game because it can be so draining, especially if its a tourney on ACR with 40 rounds of late registration

I think you need to turn on music that will not let you get bored or invite your wife ...

Music, MTT, youtube, company in discord etc.

boring? for me online poker is not boring at all I don't need to take breaks for this reason, it is always good to practice with meditation to improve concentration, check what motivates you to play and evaluate if you really like to play poker

I watch TV or listen to music while I am playing online poker.

I play mtt, usually 4 tables and poker has never been boring for me.

Good morning.Fortunately,it´s not my case.I do enjoy this game!Better when cash out.

I don't think online poker is boring, I don't get bored especially when I'm playing on multiple tables. I suggest you listen to music, talk, browse the Internet, watch TV.

I do not find playing cash boring but I do find tourneys very slow and some players take so loooooong to just fold haha

I always play at least two but mostly three tourneys at a time,

Originally Posted by RiverRick

Online Poker is boring as can be. What do you do to keep from loosing your mind?

Same thing I do with other voluntary activities I find boring, I stop doing them. Remember though, if you like to whine, there is no such thing as a boring activity.

Online i play music or search other stuff..

Sometimes i even watch other tables of same tournament

While playing at a poker website I'll play in different games and not just Holdem to keep my interest up. Also will play in some sit & go's as well other tourneys to keep my interest up . Playing at cash tables for me anyways keeps my attention.

While not playing poker I do things such as yard work, garden, go fishing, play golf, watch TV etc. Seems there is always as well something to fix or work on around the house so have a list of items to keep me busy.

Later All!

You can try to listen some music, or watching a movie as fast as you play your A game

I play poker a lot of the times, when I am bored. It helps keep me from being bored through this covid 19. I am glad we can go out now, since we at stage 2. Working helps with it now, cant wait until stage 3 more things will be open to do.

Poker and porn

Originally Posted by deeznutzz

Poker and porn

Gives min raise a new meaning.

I'm hyperactive, so I can't do only one thing at time, I use Opera GX, and do a video pop-out and start watching videos, in a small fixed window in the corner, and also I have my rubick's cube that I shuffle and un-shuffle again and again and again ....

Music , Netflix , Youtube , add another game , such as a cyclone on ACR or zoom on stars , watch a movie from my hard disks , read a CC thread , etc . Mostly it's a little boring until you get ITM or deep , then it's awesome

Originally Posted by RiverRick

Online Poker is boring as can be. What do you do to keep from loosing your mind?

I tried countering this more recently by trying to be more involved in all the hands. Not playing all hands, just taking mental notes on what happens.

Also, when I am in a hand, I am asking myself why I am going to do what I am about to do. Does it make sense? If so, why? What are the factors? This not only gets you out of the boredom zone, but it makes you a better player, in my opinion.

If I'm bored I don't play.

If I play, I'm not bored.

Otherwise, a little music for me while plenty is enough to stay in focus.

I mainly listen to music or make phone calls but the latter can be distracting sometimes.

I like listening to music, it helps me.

Playing 2 or 3 game keeps my engaged. Sometime with one I get tired of watching and watching. however, when my mind wanders elsewhere while doing something else my game play starts to suffer.

I do like listening to music though.

I like to listen music, browse around on CC threads and looking up some news.

Playing several tables ofcourse. Listening to music and podcasts obviously. Chating with bf and playing with cat)))

l listen to audiobooks and music, usually with a ball game on tv in the background on mute.

Play 2 or 3 tables and listen to music.

I've heard this question a lot and it always baffles me. I'm never bored. Frustrated sometimes, yes, but never bored. Maybe I'm just weird.

Sometimes it can get tedious (folding, folding, and other players not getting too much action), but it doesn't get boring!

I always leave articles and stuff to read open if I need some sort of distraction. Music always helps too!

I play multiple tables, listen to music, or play games on my phone like candy crush. I get up and walk around and even watch a little tv in the background.

There's a great lyric in this song I really like...

"...If you're bored then you're boring..."

Enjoy!

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What's boring is when you play like for an hour and get poor hands. Deal,muck,deal, muck. I think I have a playable hand when I get like a 8-7 suited. 99 times out of a 100 it's not playable after the flop. I"ll try an A-3, same result, even if I hit the A. Usually lose chips. That's boring. Not my day.