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 A difference I didn't expect, Boftx, 20. Nov 2003 14:42 | ||
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| For what it's worth, here is an observation I have on what I consider to be a major difference between online and live tourney play. I was doing quite well until I was moved to my 4th table and found myself between 2 players who were *constantly* talking to each other about the tourney, other players, girlfriends, etc. As much as I tried, I could not block out the conversation going thru me and I'm sure this affected my play. I can now see why Walkmans are so popular. For anyone who has not played a live tourney, be prepared for the disctraction created by conversations going on around you. I didn't expect that, and paid the price accordingly. Jim BTW, I lasted for about 2.5 hrs. We were down to 8 tables on level 6 from a start of 26 tables. I certainly made a few mistakes, but hopefully have learned from them. | ||
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| Re: A difference I didn't expect, Wren, 20. Nov 2003 15:09 | ||
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| Another difference: Live tourneys don't offer the luxury of being spoon-fed the other players' stack sizes. One has to constanlty monitor the chip transactions and make educated guesses based on this (and good eyesight :) I definitely have improvements to make in this area. Wren on 20. Nov 2003 14:42 Boftx wrote: > For what it's worth, here is an observation I have on what I consider to be a > major difference between online and live tourney play. > > I was doing quite well until I was moved to my 4th table and found myself > between 2 players who were *constantly* talking to each other about the tourney, > other players, girlfriends, etc. As much as I tried, I could not block out the > conversation going thru me and I'm sure this affected my play. > > I can now see why Walkmans are so popular. > > For anyone who has not played a live tourney, be prepared for the disctraction > created by conversations going on around you. I didn't expect that, and paid > the price accordingly. > > Jim > > BTW, I lasted for about 2.5 hrs. We were down to 8 tables on level 6 from a > start of 26 tables. I certainly made a few mistakes, but hopefully have learned > from them. | ||
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| Re: A difference I didn't expect, Palinya, 21. Nov 2003 12:33 | ||
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| That's a huge difference in ring games too. It's hard to figure out your pot odds if you don't know whats in the pot | ||
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