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02-03-2007, 02:33 PM
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How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
Need some help with this. Yesterday at the casino I played $3/6 limit and became bored very easily. This lead to me playing WAY to many hands which kept costing me precious bets. So what are some tips to counteract this laziness? Thanks for the help.
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#2
02-03-2007, 03:11 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
Why were you bored? Because you are used to playing more hands online? Lower stakes than you usually play?
There's things you can do in a live game to keep up interest....talk to people, work on hand reading, look for tells, betting patterns, etc...
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#3
02-03-2007, 03:50 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
Don't look at your cards until it's your turn to act, you'll pay more attention to the action around the table. Bring an ipod or go with a friend. Put people on hands.
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#4
02-03-2007, 04:12 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
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talk to people, work on hand reading, look for tells, betting patterns, etc... [/ QUOTE ] QFT. I have to admit, I found myself bored in a poker game for the first time the other day. I was trying to get a $1-2 NL game started, and instead was sitting in a $4/8 limit. I got up and walked around a lot, which I can endorse, and took a $5 shot at craps, which I can't. But yeah, try to work on your observation skills. Or flirt with the drink servers.
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#5
02-03-2007, 09:15 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
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Put people on hands. [/ QUOTE ] This is the most important skill in poker. Hand reading is they key to everything. If you're serious about playing poker you should be doing this every hand. You should never be bored at the table. You should be working to get better every hand.
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#6
02-03-2007, 10:54 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
A large part of poker is discipline. You're a tight player, so you're sitting out of the action for a lot of hands.
Now,if you're a beginner, like me, you should be working on your observational skills. What players at the table any good? Who are the calling stations? Can you pick up any tendencies? Can you predict hands before the showdown. Here's another thing -- If you've been playing on line a lot and it's one of your first few times B&M -- regularly ask yourself how much money is in the pot. You really have to know this, and until it becomes second nature, it can take a lot of work. Basically, if you're still playing 3/6 (not a criticism at all, since I pretty much play 3/6, 4/8 and 1/2 nl), there are many things to keep yourself engaged.
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#7
02-03-2007, 11:12 PM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
talk to people at table/make prop bets/listen to music all work well to curb this
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#8
02-04-2007, 01:12 AM
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Re: How do I curve boredom playing LOW LIMIT?
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regularly ask yourself how much money is in the pot. You really have to know this, and until it becomes second nature, it can take a lot of work. [/ QUOTE ] Excellent advice. My one and only trip to Vegas, by the last day I was so exhausted that I promised myself I would only play if I could accurately count the number of bets in the pot. (I was still a limit player then.) I've gotten away from that a bit with the change to NL, though of course I still run the mental calculation when I'm in a hand. It might be a good thing to do anyway to keep me from zoning out in a hand.
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