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Old 11-29-05, 10:58 PM
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I find when I play poker online I play best if I listen to music. I don't feel the same about playing live though because I beleive that you need be very aware of whats going on when ur playing live. I just wanted to know whats ur guys opinoion on music while playing poker and if you ever listen to music while u play.
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Old 11-29-05, 11:02 PM
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i think that i also play a better game online when i am listening to music, live i like to listen to music as well but find myslef constantly pulling off headphones to find out what the bet was or what someone said.....Don't watch poker while playing poker though, lost 50 dollars cause i thought hat i had what Ivey had and vice versa, got screwed there
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not trying to be mean but does this really need to be talked about? how does this thread benifit anyone? why does it matter what someone does while they play poker online?
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I think this is a perfectly reasonable topic to talk about.... not sure whay you think it isn't. At least this is about poker, and not Girlfriend 2.0 or whatever that was.

I like music while I play too, but more often than not, I don't listen to it. Go figure.
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I've actually heard that music stimulates the mind and can actually help you perform better in certain situations, poker being one of them. Of course I think the type of music you are listening to is a big factor...
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In educational settings, they recommend purely instrumental music to improve concentration.

I have music on half the time. I enjoy it.
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personally, i dont listen to or watch anything while i play. i just like to concentrate on the game...

ive found that, at least poker-wise, i can do my 'best' only when i fully focus on one thing at a time only without any side/back 'distractions'...

im sure ill do exactly the same when i play in a live event one day as well.
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As I've said many times before, I have trouble playing JUST one poker game at a time. I'm usually multi-tabling, plus reading the forum, plus surfing the web, plus email, plus playing a movie, etc.

Tonight was a perfect example.... I was half-paying attention to my tourney, but I didn't give it my full attention until after the second break. I even mentioned to the guys railing that I was about to focus. I turned on some music (XM Radio through my PC), finished up a few emails, and then started paying 100% attention to the game.

And I can tell you for a fact, I do indeed play better (mostly related to remembering how my opponents play) when I'm focusing than when I'm not. I need to try to remember that more in the future and cut back o nthe multi-tasking.
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Now I read this topic and smiled to myself, I always l listen to music wether playing poker or not. The reason mostly being that I am a Dj.

My music selection is important to me and I find I often have 200 or 300 mp3 tracks pre selected and have them playing constant on my pc.

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