Psychology: Playing Fundamental Poker at the Microstakes Can Be...Boring
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 13
Perhaps that is why I may steer away from the fundamentals, and go for more bluffs. Perhaps it is because of my lack of patience during a half hour of unsuited gapers, a bit of "Poker After Dark 5bet pre-flopping" creeps into my brain. I think this feeling of boredom is normal for poker players, but is poker at every stake a boring game? Would you say the person who is less deterred by boredom is an underrated factor in winning long term?
This is the opposite of other table games like Chess, where there is never a dull moment, playing or watching it. I come from a sports background, so I am used to action. My disposition is naturally assertive, which is why I tend to go for bigger pots in poker. I know Phil Ivey is considered an aggressive player, yet appears so bored as he plays. This might be a bad example, but he seems so bored at times. Perhaps it doesn't affect his decision making.
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 18
Try playing Mixed Games perhaps, or Omaha with 5 cards?
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 10,700
Live or online? Online you can just pull up more tables. Live, yes dealing with boredom is important. The reason OMCs inhabit every poker room in the world is the live low stakes poker rewards patient disciplined nits.
Join Date: Mar 2020
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Online you can of course open more tables. Or if you want to stay focused on one table you can play one table of zoom/blitz/rush/fastforward. You even have Zoom tournaments on Pokerstars if you prefer tourneys.
Never played live, but maybe you can chat with others at the table? Maybe order a sandwich?
Join Date: Jul 2013
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The idea that playing poker is fun, lol. The idea that playing higher up is more fun lol lol lol.
should be called sevenfour
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 74,754
Poker is not boring. NLHE is though
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 315
20 BB deep stacks in mtt's is a very exciting game especially when there is a trophy to be won at the end of the tournament. Earlier stages can be less exciting especially if you go card dead which happens.
Join Date: Mar 2020
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Every fish plays for the excitement. Every reg eventually gets bored with the game. I think it's why the top guys end up getting good at other variants of poker to deal with the boredom.
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 4
Have you tried preparing your session by focusing in on 1 aspect of your strategy to finetune that part of your game? In combination with studying, I have seen that to work with several players when the boredom kicks in. Shorter sessions could help also if the boredom kicks in after 2-3 hours.
