Getting bored in B&M poker rooms

[Pov]

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What do you guys do to keep yourself focused, or do you just leave and wander around?

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You can't focus if you don't care so find a way to care more. The way I see it you can either care because you are greedy or because you enjoy the challenge. Since you didn't mind losing $900 of profit too much, I'm guessing greed isn't going to do the trick. That leaves the challenge . . .

I find just playing to win the maximum is a great challenge. Then even if I'm winning I have something to occupy my mind because I probably could have won *more*. I have a reason to study everyone else and their patterns, etc.

But I know some people who are better motivated by taking the game a little more personally. If a guy with a stupid hat sits down then decide to ruin him. Teach the table coach a lesson (with your play, not your mouth). I don't think this option is as good because you still need to make rational decisions and could easily put yourself on tilt, but if you really need a way to keep your focus, this might work.

If this doesn't work then I think your best play is just to leave. Playing without an edge is just like playing the slots.

[Klepton]

you should seriously reconsider your account name...

[ItsJzH]

Buy and IPod that helps the boredom

[RollaJ]

Since I started playing full time this happens to me too, I am so used to playing 2-3 tables while surfing the web that live can be soooo damn slow. I still like it when at a fun table, but when nobody is talking it can really become a grind..... As for playing bad hands..... well, I wouldnt call them bad, just creative

[threadkiller]

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If it was online, I would just close the window, but in a casino my buddies still wanted to play.

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Don't bring your buddies to a casino. When you are bored go home.

[/ QUOTE ]If you win that much, you can afford to go home and give your buddies cabfare, unless you were coming from a big distance.

[That guy]

during the first hour I wouldn't call a raise with KQ suited! During the last hour, I barely looked at my cards before betting.

I think we have all been there. mucking 20 hands in a row IS boring. suddenly K8s UTG looks good enough....

the other night, I found myself honestly thinking: 'well I have sh_t... but I do have 2 back door draws.... maybe I should take one off....' ------- I mucked it but boredom is a problem for me during hour 4. Just get up and leave.

[terrapin314]

I have really found that my game really breaks down about 3 1/2 hours into a live game. That is the point where I start bleeding chips and have to get up, take a walk, and refocus. It is funny how consistently this happens at abou 3 1/2 - 4 hours for me.

[ropey]

You need to find a new hobby.

-ropey

[Zoltri]

Very nice post.
Focus (or lack of) can be the difference between winning and losing when playing live. In contrast, I dont know how these guys play 8+ tables on the net when they miss what transpired for most of a hand. These players will say they dont miss a single beat but its very hard for me to believe.

FYI, I tried 2 tables once...'zzzzzz'...'zzzzzz' was a common theme in the chat box. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Cory Neely]

Finally another person who likes playing live for the same reasons I do!