can you be good at online poker if you dont think it's fun |
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Posted Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:20 pm GMT by mrcfkane
i know i can't....online is boring as shit, everytime i play it seeems like i cant motivate myself to really think. i also tilt like a mad man when i lose online
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Posted Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:57 pm GMT by Loonbat
Your poker mind shouldn't change just because the venue is a PC-based environment, instead of a B & M with green felt tables. If it's boring (and not profitable) for you, I wouldn't do it. Somedays I find online MORE exciting because I have the chance to see 50+ hands, per table per hour. In a live environment, this number is closer to 35-40.
You may not be geared for online play and this isn't necessarily a bad thing. if your PC experience requires the adrenalin rush from blowing shit up with a BFG 5000, so be it. And if you tilt more easily online, why is this? Is it because you have no one around to whom you feel the societal obligation to remain civilized?
Ponderables ... only you can answer them.
Posted Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:35 pm GMT by davepoker
Yea it can be boring but to solve the boringness i usually listen to music or do chip tricks while i play.
As for the tilt, you should just sit out for a few minutes and read a chapter from a book or something, until you are relaxed.
Posted Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:52 pm GMT by tame_deuces
Maybe, I can't imagine why you would _want_ too though.
Posted Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:19 am GMT by PokerBarney
I'm with dave. My chip shuffling has improved no end recently, I can do stacks of 8 without looking 
Posted Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:57 am GMT by MrDarling
never played live poker, but I find online poker fun and exciting...
If it is not fun - don't do it!
Posted Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:10 am GMT by shorn7
I feel like I am good at my day job and I know that isn't fun. So I think the answer to your question is yes you can. That being said, since most of us here consider poker to be a leisure activity (even thought most of us play seriously and are trying to win), I wouldn't do it if you weren't having fun. Seems like there are other things you could do with your time and only play poker when you can play live.
Posted Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:17 pm GMT by mrcfkane
started doing chip tricks and playing music while i play...seems to help me foocus on the game, i also do this while i study
i also quit multi tabling and playing too many sngs in a given time period....the constant rush and donk outs made poker too stressful for me
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