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01-23-2012 , 08:13 PM

Jake311980

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Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 51

I have 2 monitors and I will have 4 tables on 1 and a movie on the other. Sometimes I will listen to music. I just want to know if anyone else may watch a movie and if it will mess you up sometimes?

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01-23-2012 , 08:29 PM

wafflehouse1

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 11,266

If I only have 4 tables or less up, none of this is very distracting to me. Its when I start getting more than that up and I am more interested in youtube clips when it becomes a problem.

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01-23-2012 , 08:37 PM

zumby

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Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 4,277

i often have a david attenborough documentary on in the background

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01-23-2012 , 08:40 PM

frogmaze

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Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41

for me it definitely helps but i think it is up to the individual. i love to multi table and put the head phones on and get in the zone

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01-23-2012 , 08:47 PM

cha4zz

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Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 629

I always have music on regardless of how many tables i'm playing. Occasionally like waffle if i'm playing 4 tables of less and there's sport on that I want to watch I'll turn around and watch it on the tv in between hands, but never on the computer.

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01-23-2012 , 09:11 PM

PantsOnFire

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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,720

For distraction......Movies-yes, music-no.

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01-23-2012 , 11:44 PM

Maso777

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I've never watched a movie while playing. Listen to music though.

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01-24-2012 , 04:55 AM

quadas

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Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 973

I wouldn't say I'm watching movies while playing, but I am playing while watching movies. Often while watching TV I like to have a single table open on my laptop. Haven't done much of this, but just noticed that PT says I'm running at 40BB/100 (65BB/100 at 10nl) for these session. Perhaps I should watch more TV...

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01-24-2012 , 05:35 AM

nismo9

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Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,548

Music can be good. I would'nt watch TV if im playing a lot of tables though

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01-24-2012 , 05:48 AM

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DieHard

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 410

never watched tv. am listening to music sometimes but only without lyrics

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01-24-2012 , 06:47 AM

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wblair14

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Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 12

for me music helps me get in the zone but once i start doing other things i start making sloppy calls...seems like i cant be beat with chuck berry or zeppelin playin lol

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01-24-2012 , 07:53 AM

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chad0x001

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i prefer to play on my own, with music. it just keeps my mind bright and alert. normally my wife is in teh room with tv on though. im not bothered by whats on, might glance across now and then but I pay no heed to whats going on there. watching a film would require too much of my attention

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01-24-2012 , 10:35 AM

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CantfoldAA18

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Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 69

I usually turn on a movie or a T.V. show that I have seen many many times. Works for me.

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01-24-2012 , 01:20 PM

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M.Zeros

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Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 124

I wish i could watch the movies or listen music while playing tables

But i cant

because im DEAF and that means i CANNOT hear any music so i can be really bored waiting for my action next or when watch movie i have to READ subtitles i could miss out my action and that happens to me loads lol

Im not here to moan just telling how different we are

i'm proudly deaf!

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01-24-2012 , 02:22 PM

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ACEvivKING

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Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,922

Picture your brain as a huge cake with several layers. When youre "in the zone" all layers are working together trying to accomplish the same task(playing well at poker). When youre watching movies and listen to music, maybe only 3 or 4 layers are playing poker. The other 1 or 2 are doing something else. When only part of your brain is playing poker you can start to play like a robot. At least this is what I have found.

If I feel like Im losing concentration I will shut off the DC videos or turn off the tv or what ever Im doing.

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