tell me your secret!
Me too. Chatting with other players also helpsFor live poker I bring my little mp3 player and listen to music, which helps me pass the boring hours of folding.
For online poker, I also play music, but I also have other options too. Usually, I am playing a "solitaire" kind of game along with my poker, such as Sudoku, or Minesweeper (one of the Windows games) or my personal favorite hidden gem, Hexcells Infinite (which I bought via Steam). Or, sometimes I just surf the internet and read stuff for hours while I play.
I realize it would help my game much more if I focused solely on the poker and made more notes on what different players are doing at the table... but my win rate is positive so I honestly think my approach works best for me and my own attention span. We all have to figure out what works best for us. By distracting myself via games or the internet or music, it prevents me from making unwise poker plays that I'm likely to try out of sheer boredom. When I distract myself, I seem to be better able to play my solid tight-aggressive game and make deep runs pretty consistently. On the flip side, since I'm not taking any notes on players, when I do make a deep run, I rarely go on to win the tournament, and I think that's part of the reason why... but I'm okay with it my results.
tell me your secret!
good shape mentalityI have to prepare myself well in advance if I'm playing one that could go that long. Get in that "long grind" mindset.
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Some people are great at focusing others like me have to refocus ourselves while grinding for 10hrs a day.
I use a checklist to refocus myself whenever I have a break or down time in game. You can set timers to remind you to use your checklist the key is to know to refocus yourself.
Hope this helps
Thanks for sharing thoughtsI think I can because I have no other distractions. I stay in my room and here there is no TV, I don’t get into social media, chats, anything ... only the tables I’m playing.
When I enter a tournament, there is no way to lose focus, because as long as I do not fall it is only what matters.
I'm glad that it works for you and you have good resultsFor live poker I bring my little mp3 player and listen to music, which helps me pass the boring hours of folding.
For online poker, I also play music, but I also have other options too. Usually, I am playing a "solitaire" kind of game along with my poker, such as Sudoku, or Minesweeper (one of the Windows games) or my personal favorite hidden gem, Hexcells Infinite (which I bought via Steam). Or, sometimes I just surf the internet and read stuff for hours while I play.
I realize it would help my game much more if I focused solely on the poker and made more notes on what different players are doing at the table... but my win rate is positive so I honestly think my approach works best for me and my own attention span. We all have to figure out what works best for us. By distracting myself via games or the internet or music, it prevents me from making unwise poker plays that I'm likely to try out of sheer boredom. When I distract myself, I seem to be better able to play my solid tight-aggressive game and make deep runs pretty consistently. On the flip side, since I'm not taking any notes on players, when I do make a deep run, I rarely go on to win the tournament, and I think that's part of the reason why... but I'm okay with it my results.