Music While Playing

TruFloridaGator · #1 03-31-2005, 06:03 PM

How many listen to music while they play? What kind? I've been wearing headphones to help me concentrate more on the SNG & kind of block everything out around me(I'm in a dorm room). I think it's helped quite a bit. I'm thinking of coming up with a theme song to play to help relax me after I take a horrid beat. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Bigwig · #2 03-31-2005, 06:05 PM

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How many listen to music while they play? What kind? I've been wearing headphones to help me concentrate more on the SNG & kind of block everything out around me(I'm in a dorm room). I think it's helped quite a bit. I'm thinking of coming up with a theme song to play to help relax me after I take a horrid beat. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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I watch television.

I also smoke and drink.

TruFloridaGator · #3 03-31-2005, 06:07 PM

TV seems to disturb my play. However drinking definately helps. My only 3 SNG win streak(180 played) came after being pretty drunk. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

The Yugoslavian · #4 03-31-2005, 06:08 PM

Any music one enjoys listening to will help in the case of playing poker for extended periods of time.

I listen to plenty of different kinds of music. However, when I'm really in a groove it's usually listening to trance/electronic mixes.

I don't have any 'go to' songs. Although, if I've been shaken up and really need to bring out my secret weapon I'll often fall back on Dan Bern's 'Tiger Woods' - that always helps, [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

Jman28 · #5 03-31-2005, 06:32 PM

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Any music one enjoys listening to will help in the case of playing poker for extended periods of time.

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I thought the concensus was against listening to music.

If you mean only that it eases the boredom of a long session, I agree. However, I think it lowers the level of concentration, and in turn, level of play.

-Jman28

raptor517 · #6 03-31-2005, 06:36 PM

bah, i always listen to music when i play. if i dont have some tunes bumpin in the backround, well, hmm. yea, lost thought, but i rather have music to listen to while playing. my play isnt affected by it negatively, so why not? its like saying you shouldnt drive and listen to music because it throws off your concentration. what is that anyway? holla

TheUsher · #7 03-31-2005, 06:38 PM

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Any music one enjoys listening to will help in the case of playing poker for extended periods of time.

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I thought the concensus was against listening to music.

If you mean only that it eases the boredom of a long session, I agree. However, I think it lowers the level of concentration, and in turn, level of play.

-Jman28

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This is probably the opposite for me since I like listening to the ipod now whenever I'm trying to crank out a bunch of SNG's. Level of play seems the same and it helps lessen the tilting from all the crap you'll see.

Jman28 · #8 03-31-2005, 06:45 PM

I agree that it lessens tilt. But I can't agree that it doesn't hurt you level of concentration, unless maybe it's classical, which mine isn't.

-Jman28

ZebraAss · #9 03-31-2005, 06:46 PM

...or Bob Marley.

Barcalounger · #10 03-31-2005, 06:47 PM

Screw the consensus. There's no way I could handle sitting in front of my computer for any extended period and not crank up winamp.

Lately it's been Johnny Cash, Guns and Roses, and Handsome Boy Modeling School; but that unholy menegerie obviously has been angering the poker gods. Yugo, you got any trance/techno recommendations?