Moving from Internet to B&M and am "nervous". How to fix

[IronFly]

Might as well throw this in here as well - what's the relationship between B&M NL and Online NL? I've played plenty of limit live, but I've never sat in a live NL game. A live 5-10 NL game plays like what level online?

[Kermit]

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Might as well throw this in here as well - what's the relationship between B&M NL and Online NL? I've played plenty of limit live, but I've never sat in a live NL game. A live 5-10 NL game plays like what level online?

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.05/.10

[IronFly]

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A live 5-10 NL game plays like what level online?

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.05/.10

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zing! But srsly folks, how is it?

[NapoleonDolemite]

Drink.

Seriously, if I haven't played live in a while I often feel a little uptight, so I have a drink or two to relax. It is good for your table image too.

[Split Suit]

drinking isnt a bad idea assumin it doesnt eff up ur game baddly

i also suggest Beta-Blockers. not hard to get a perscription for them. they cut out all nervous type physical signs (like sweating, shaking, etc).

[Tablerat]

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just played my first cash game at a casino

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Congrats on your win; like FeliciaLee said, enjoy this time!

In all honesty, it's not a "problem" but it's also not something where there will necessarily be a quick fix. With experience in a casino and at the tables, this will steadily diminish. I'm not sure how many novice casino-goers can directly relate to nerves manifesting themselves as physical signs, like shaking hands, but I still struggle with this at times, and regularly see others with the same. It's one thing if it's after a major hand, but there may be more to the story if it's nearly every pot you enter (doesn't seem the case here.)

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I guess I just need to play more to get rid of the nervousness!

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You know what to do. Get back to this thread in a couple of months if things haven't significantly improved. Don't let this minor thing discourage you.

And one last thing in general - this site promotes a critical analysis of poker, to look for every little window of opportunity to gain +EV situations, raise and track profits, and just out-think and outplay opponents. This is great for our purposes. In a casino, though, a much greater proportion of people are there to just gamble, kill a couple of hours, get away from their spouse, or just be in a social environment. Sometimes, I think, that initial transition from the computer, with the spreadsheets, and PT, and multi-tabling, to the rather monotonous milieu of a poker room, makes it difficult to immediately scale down or manage the level of energy and non-stop competitive drive you may have had in your online sessions to a stone-cold poker face and steady hands for every poker hand you play in the casino.

[pacecar86]

buy some casino type poker chips, learn a few shuffles/tricks at home, have a beer, relax

[ReidDeCardes]

I am reltively new to poker. I started in B&M. The first few times that I went I would feel nervous and shake when betting. But that has gone away. It will go away, don't be concerned. When I play on vacation, and have a few beers, I didn't shake. I also found that I would feel cold so I wear a light jacket or hoodie. I don't put the hood over my head! I just get cold sitting there not moving, the jacket helps and helps with hand shaking.

Just my 2 cents as a newbie.

[bav]

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buy some casino type poker chips, learn a few shuffles/tricks at home, have a beer, relax

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Don't buy some casino chips, don't learn any shuffles/tricks at home, have a beer, relax. Chip tricks don't win pots and contrary to what Dutch Boyd would have you believe, it is *NOT* intimidating at the poker table.

[kak1154]

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buy some casino type poker chips, learn a few shuffles/tricks at home, have a beer, relax

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Don't buy some casino chips, don't learn any shuffles/tricks at home, have a beer, relax. Chip tricks don't win pots and contrary to what Dutch Boyd would have you believe, it is *NOT* intimidating at the poker table.

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I'm pretty sure he just said to do this so that OP would get comfortable handling chips. I think it's a good idea. Obviously, chip tricks don't win pots, but handling chips is part of the B&M experience, so a little practice at home wouldn't hurt.