I drink coffee, red bull and no alcohol. I exercise alot and I take my 5 min break away from the computer every single hour

I dont like coffee or energy drinks, i try to play relaxed, dont get fixated trying to win, just play your best game and avoid any distractions.

Originally Posted by NoPlace4U

I dont like coffee or energy drinks, i try to play relaxed, dont get fixated trying to win, just play your best game and avoid any distractions.

Whatever works for you.

All the same, and do what you have listed...

I drink coffee and only

I drink coffee without milk. I don't drink alcohol.

For a good tournament result, one of the more important factors is to stay focused, but now I think you have set up a great question, I agree with noplace4u it is important to stay relaxed, but it is also important that you have good conditions for the game, which means a quiet warm room in these cooler days, not to be under the influence of alcohol or other opiates and simply to give your maximum and the results should be good ...

yeah i would say it has to be quiet for sure, there is no way you are playing more then one game with children in the room or someone talking to you, unless you just donk it off

Originally Posted by Milosika1991

For a good tournament result, one of the more important factors is to stay focused, but now I think you have set up a great question, I agree with noplace4u it is important to stay relaxed, but it is also important that you have good conditions for the game, which means a quiet warm room in these cooler days, not to be under the influence of alcohol or other opiates and simply to give your maximum and the results should be good ...

Yes complete focus is a must for success. It's interesting to hear all people's opinions, different strokes for different folks! Lol

Originally Posted by Jeshua Kane

yeah i would say it has to be quiet for sure, there is no way you are playing more then one game with children in the room or someone talking to you, unless you just donk it off

I agree, I hate it when my friend phones when I'm playing a really important game, you think no way am I answering it, but then you do! Fatal mistake, because 2 mins later your in a serious hand and cannot concentrate.

Good question! That's why so far I only play Cardschat tourneys (League and FRC). If and when I find the answer on how to stay focussed, I'd love to get into tournaments in a much bigger way.

Till then, I going to stick mostly with cash games.

I drink beer, I can chat with friends or watch one eye with a movie. And nothing prevents me from playing.

Originally Posted by MattRyder

Good question! That's why so far I only play Cardschat tourneys (League and FRC). If and when I find the answer on how to stay focussed, I'd love to get into tournaments in a much bigger way.

Till then, I going to stick mostly with cash games.

Be careful, cash games are completely different to tournament play. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Vladimir Smugly

I drink beer, I can chat with friends or watch one eye with a movie. And nothing prevents me from playing.

Are you successfull? are you able to observe how others play doing all that?

To stay focused I drink lots of tea and no T.V. unless the Leafs are playing.

I play hungry makes me more focused. Not extremely hungry but craving food.Suppose to active the mind some type of evolutionary psychology mechanism.

Playing only 1 or 2 tables helps me focus longer. Also during your 5 min breaks its always good to stand up and walk around.

Also I try to think of it as hand by hand rather than a whole, like every hand is your first hand, you dont want to bust but you wont let that affect your play. Helps me think through hands more clearly.

Maybe listen to some music, watch others in a hand, and fantasize about getting 1st place.

I hope that I will have the right mood for the entire duration of the tournament. For this, I do nothing, but I try to use the suggestion that this is just a game. I use intuition and observe the actions of other players.

I'm serious about every tournament seriously to play well and get into prizes and win, I listen to music and drink tea or coffee and sometimes I drink beer - and watch TV during the game, and it does not stop me from playing and watching TV!

I try to clear my mind. Think only on Poker. Focus on each move and hand.

I try to distracted by poker, nothing else is used, although this is not always possible and very often I get emotional.

You know, that got me thinking am i stay focused in tourney or am not as a default? It would seem the easy question but not for me. Your query forced me to look back and analyse my game. I can say with certainty that i dont push me enough to enter into tournament with winning mindset. If i cant adjust my attitude for the game in order to be focused all the time at the table it is not reasonable to seek for the reasons outside. Turn the flashlights on yourself.

Originally Posted by vov4ik

I'm serious about every tournament seriously to play well and get into prizes and win, I listen to music and drink tea or coffee and sometimes I drink beer - and watch TV during the game, and it does not stop me from playing and watching TV!

Ok if you can do others things whilst completely analysing your opponents then great 😀

Originally Posted by Sil3ntness

Maybe listen to some music, watch others in a hand, and fantasize about getting 1st place.

Perfect! 😀

Originally Posted by playinggameswithu

I play hungry makes me more focused. Not extremely hungry but craving food.Suppose to active the mind some type of evolutionary psychology mechanism.

Ahh ok, never heard of that one before.

Originally Posted by vic75

To stay focused I drink lots of tea and no T.V. unless the Leafs are playing.

Tea is good I think, helps keep you focused. Chinese tea is the best in my opinion

Originally Posted by RedGnom

You know, that got me thinking am i stay focused in tourney or am not as a default? It would seem the easy question but not for me. Your query forced me to look back and analyse my game. I can say with certainty that i dont push me enough to enter into tournament with winning mindset. If i cant adjust my attitude for the game in order to be focused all the time at the table it is not reasonable to seek for the reasons outside. Turn the flashlights on yourself.

Good, the time we think we know it all is the time we have failed! 😁

i drink tea and listen to music

absolute silence

listening to music usually but i have hard time sometimes

to keep me focused on the tournaments I prepare well the environment where I play ... as for example I have a drink next to my place of play ... some snacks ... so this way I do not have to get up during the tournament .. and I take the breaks of 5 minutes to go to the bathroom ... get up a little and make a phone call if necessary ...

If your a competitive person i guess it comes fro. Within. Or at least it works like that for me.

I try to focus, however, at times... I don't do as well...

We all try to stay focused the best we can, it's hard but it's a must

is very difficultespecially if you are for example chip leader and you lose half of stack,and yo got bad beaten.....

Originally Posted by dejan85

is very difficultespecially if you are for example chip leader and you lose half of stack,and yo got bad beaten.....

Exactly! Tilt really affects our game

It is important to focus on the game, not to drink alcohol, drink the potion of fortune and try to double your stack)

Either absolute silence or complete submergence in music. Another thing that I do is utilise my breaks to completely avoid being around the computer screen and stay fuelled with food and drink haha (never done a live tournament so could not comment for that, but possibly just going for a mini-stroll away from the table would be good lol)

After good roll I get a fee minutes rest to keep my minds. I do it the same and after fee bad rolls.

It only takes one wrong bet/check/raise to ruin your tournament. I drink espresso coffee and listen to piano music.

Quite and kids in bed is the best for me.

I agree with limiting distractions, I do drink coffee. Additionally, anytime I feel focus dropping I will stand up and do a little stretching while observing hands I am not in. Seems to help me refocus a bit.

Green tea, coffee when you really really need a boost...a cigarette on breaks when you have the opportunity. Different methods for different people, i am still working on this aspect of my game. I definitely find longer games require a lot of focus and concentration !

I do not have much preparation. I try to play carefully. Sometimes it turns out, but it all boils down to getting a good map and skillful use of the hand. If everything converges it is possible to go far in the tournament. No, I'm leaving the table.

I try to be patient and not get scared that im going to be blinded out. Try to wait for that right situation or hand to push. I aslo drink a lot of coffee.

I personally like to listen to music or watch TV while I play, yes I watch TV even though they do not believe it, it helps me to concentrate. Haha, in the 5min break I retire from the computer to clarify the ideas and clear my mind

Music helps me stay focused and I get up and walk around during the breaks to keep my energy up. One thing I've found that helps me stay ultra focused is streaming on twitch for some of my buddies to watch, because then I thoroughly explain each play I make rather than just going on autopilot.

I just take the five minuet break go outside or something then come back don't even think about last few hours of playing just go right back at it so step back go outside for few mins occupy yourself and then return and you will feel refreshed

I drink coffee and very often tea in the winter. I don't like beverages like Red Bull because they give you a boost which doesn't last much plus too much sugar for no reason. Eat some chocolate instead but ok this is only my humble opinion.

I feel like I can play my optimum game whenever I don't play everyday but I play because I want to have fun. This is where you have the patience and your mind is totally focus on the online poker task.Last but not least really depends on how many tables toy are able to play simultaneously.Overdoing it is not a smart idea. If you play your A game by playing one table then just play go with that.