The stress....

[GinaSD]

I don't do this in live tournaments, but I've caught myself doing this a few times (ok- probably 10 times at least) in online tournaments, and it really bothers me..

Here it is..

I'm uncomfortable with the online environment. When I enter tournaments, they've typically been 45 or 180 player MTT sit-n-go's, and a few of those monster 10k freeroll type things.

Well, blinds often go up very fast, and there comes a point where without physical cues of my opponents, I feel VERY uncomfortable. In person, I am a very intuitive player- and often can sense strength or weakness in a player by watching chip handling, posture.. the usual. This is all GONE online, and it freaks me out.

In addition, the need for reads grows exponentially as the blinds increase in proportion to the stacks.

So what have I done? I KNOW I've dumped chips when I probably shouldn't have, not wanting to continue dealing with the stress of the situation.

UGH. I'm tired of being late-game chippy santa-clause to my opponents.

Any ideas on how to make a smoother transition??

Gina