Re: Tricks for paying attention while playing live?
I play alot online and but I also play alot of live home and B&M games. I do not have the ability to play more than one table online at a time. I've tried to play two at a time but it always seems like the action is on me and I've got a big decision to make. My wife often says I have a one track mind, so that might explain things.lol Don't get me wrong, when I play a single table, I often feel like I have time to goof off a little in between hands. However, I feel like I just concentrate on my hand, the community cards and the other players too much to play more than one table. That being said, you can probably see where this is going concerning live play.
When I play live, especially B&M (because I have more money at stake) I do not have a problem staying focused. I play $1/$2 NL and at any time have from $100 to $500 in front of me, which for me is alot of money. So it's easier for me to stay focused and want to watch what other players are doing, even when I'm not in the hand. Maybe you should move up to higher stakes in live play. I've always felt that if the money really matters, a person will stay focused. When playing for what feels like pennies, it's easy to be distracted. I've seen a couple guys at the table before who had the same trouble as you and I've easily pegged them as internet players. They are usually pretty solid players, they just seem to get bored quickly.
To me, if you can't sit down and stay focused, it's time to leave. If you can never get focused, maybe live play isn't for you. To me there is nothing better than the live game experience. I'd take it 1,000x over playing online. That doesn't mean I pay 100% attention to every single flop, call, or raise, but I usually know what's going on and I enjoy watching people, players, the dealers, and just the whole card roome atmosphere.
So I guess I didn't help at all.lol Maybe your mind is just suited for multi-tasking more than the average persons. While many people think it's stupid, maybe you should take an mp3 player with some music or a podcast to listen too while you play. Anything to keep your mind to totally wondering off into lalaland would be good.
Good luck.
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