Online distractions

[Muck]

I was watching a televised $50 SnG on some daytime poker channel. 6 handed comes down to 4, blinds 100-200, everyone except UTG has 2K+

"Wanker, party of one....wanker, party of one, your table is ready"

Hey I like poker but masturbating to it's a bit much

[crack]

Listen to music, 5 table, IRC, surf the web/check emails.

I have been trying to cut stuff out and concentrate, but if I am honest the 8/16 limit games don't really give me many difficult decisions so I tend to drift off and do other stuff if I am not involved in a hand.

[Dave B]

Where do you play 8/16 limit online? I rarely see enough games going at that level to 5 table.

BTW, I gotten think the rakeback is HUGE.

[crack]

Full Tilt. I multi table all the games, so there is usually enough for me to play. Yeah, the rb is quite good.

[BeerWench13]

I'm a natural multi-tasker so I find myself doing any number of things while playing. I play in my office at one of the desks, depeding on which computer the hubby's on, and also may be doing any or all of the following:
*Reading my book (currently Quantum Physics by Florian Scheck, The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer and The Library of Greek Mythology by Apollodorus - usually the latter of the three when I'm playing since it's a bit lighter)
*Watching TV (usually a ballgame or toons)
*Working on the short story I'm writing
*Cooking dinner (this one is a real workout since I have to run from room to room between hands)
*Folding laundry
*Copying my recipes into my cooking database
*Chatting with the hubby and/or watching his tourneys if he's playing
*Playing with my dog (NO, not that way!)
*Listening to music

You know, it's really no wonder that I don't win much online. I do get a lot of other things done while I'm playing though.

[JohnnyCache]

I bought a second monitor for video editing convenience and I find it is really nice to have a distraction - like an episode of television or a slow moving video game on the other monitor. I find I get forgetful of one activity or the other unless I can spread them all out in front of me.

[MrDarling]

Well, I recently moved to a new house and decided to get an "office" corner. I have my own table, with a decent office chair and with my back to the TV.
The TV is still on about 50% of the time I play poker, but its really just a formality.

Even playing just 4 tables (used to play 16) and having no other distraction, I still miss some hands and still get confused in some hands (ie am not sure if I caled PF or raise or what - sometimes)

Well, maybe the fact that I smoke my head out helps

[Muck]

Well, I recently moved to a new house and decided to get an "office" corner. I have my own table, with a decent office chair and with my back to the TV.

I moved into my house over 3 years ago and my office table and chair still haven’t made it out of my living room and up to the office

[tangent]
You seem to be in a thread resurrecting mood today my MrD.
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[lwestatbus]

You seem to be in a thread resurrecting mood today my MrD.

Now we know what Mr. D. does for distractions.

[Felting]

I was watching a televised $50 SnG on some daytime poker channel. 6 handed comes down to 4, blinds 100-200, everyone except UTG has 2K+

"Wanker, party of one....wanker, party of one, your table is ready"

Hey I like poker but masturbating to it's a bit much

I masturbate to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7SOZoiFJA

oh, and i only play online when i'm alone and i listen to my ipod.

[UbuntuFoo]

am i the only person that gets nervous for the first 15 minutes when i sit at a poker table online? i usually spend like 5 minutes trying to open up 4 short handed tables. in the beginning i'm pretty nervous. not sure why tho... after 15 minutes i would settle down and play my best game for a hour and a bit more. that is... if i don't go on tilt from getting sucked out.

usually after the first hour, i start to lose focus as well... i can't stare at the monitor for too long cuz it hurts my eyes since i'm always staring at the computer or things. i don't think i've ever exceed 2 hours of play. even after the first hour i would watch tv and not pay attention too much. i wish i had a laptop, but that would be next year when the school makes me purchase one for the my program that i am in.

then i can just relax on the coach and be comfortable, play a bit more than 2 hours and maybe i'll enter a few MTTs.

I can relate. My nervous twinge hits as im double clicking my desktop icon to launch the poker client. As soon as a i play a few hands ive forgotten about it. Its actually comforting to know I must take it seriously enough to get a bit nervous. My big fear is getting sloppy and losing progress, like others fear im sure.