Listening to music while playing.

Qwikls1 · Jan 10, 2008

What say you?

OzExorcist · Jan 10, 2008

Personal music device... so you mean live?

Live, I don't use them - you just miss out on too much information. And it can be kinda irritating when people who do use them keep holding the game up to ask questions that they would've already known the answer to if they had've been paying attention. "Is that a call or a raise?" is the most common culprit - especially when I'm dealing, that one bugs me no end.

If they avoid that particular faux pas though, I don't really care what they're doing: in fact, if they want to pass up on free information then all the better.

Online is a different matter.

c9h13no3 · Jan 10, 2008

Hell yes. Gotta do something while you're folding like mad.

Qwikls1 · Jan 10, 2008

Yes, I meant live. I should have added that detail.

I've always listened to music because i'm normally a pretty tight player and sometimes it gets boring sitting there for hours on end and not finding a hand that meets your standards.

I guess it's a trade off for me to help quell the boredom.

If it's a chatty table I won't use it though.

riffpoker · Jan 10, 2008

Live: no
Online: yes

SubT33 · Jan 10, 2008

I don't like missing out on the information being spewed by the fish around me. Maybe in one ear.

Online? Definitely.

reglardave · Jan 11, 2008

Live- never
online-nearly always

KingNothing4 · Jan 11, 2008

i dont listen to them, and i do not care if other ppl listen to them, if some1 is good enough to listen and have full focus then good for them, but if they listen and dont have full focus then good for me.

switch0723 · Jan 11, 2008

I listen to music playing live and online, help me concentrate and not get distracted when playing live

zachvac · Jan 11, 2008

Online, almost always

Live, usually not, once in a while but it's only in one ear if I do. I don't care at all if others want to listen to music but for example the other day someone was listening to music and we'd all be waiting for him to act and he didn't even realize it was his turn. So as long as they pay attention, I could care less if they listen to music. Didn't realize it said live though so I voted for yes, practically always listening to music online.

Yumboltking · Jan 11, 2008

I'm in the live no, online yes catagory. Online only few key things to concentrate on like # hands played, who's aggressive/ passive, what hands they are agg/pass with, speed of response, etc. . Live there is copious amounts of info given freely by even players not in hands that to purposely miss this info is a decision to not play your best.

POKERLOVE81 · Jan 11, 2008

I can't listen to music while I am playing because I cant be concentrated...My 5 months old son is enough for me when he is fussy and I am In the middle of some tourney...lol

SubT33 · Jan 11, 2008

POKERLOVE81 said:
My 5 months old son is enough for me when he is fussy and I am In the middle of some tourney...lol

I second that. My son is 5 months also.

Effexor · Jan 11, 2008

Live never. I much prefer chatting with the other people. Besides, without being able to look at mucked cards like you can online, it's important to listen to others while you aren't in the hand even. They will give you lots of clues about how they play.

Online 100% of the time

Burn'untheBeans · Jan 12, 2008

Queens of the Stone Age online and live play.

allndave · Jan 12, 2008

live, never why miss out on all the information people are willing to give away for free.

Egon Towst · Jan 12, 2008

zachvac said:
Online, almost always

Live, usually not.

^^^this

tenbob · Jan 12, 2008

Online about 75% of the time.

Live, never.

pokerjdud · Jan 12, 2008

yea i just open up the ole windows media player...and jam out to some metal!

brutus · Jan 12, 2008

KingNothing4 said:
i dont listen to them, and i do not care if other ppl listen to them, if some1 is good enough to listen and have full focus then good for them, but if they listen and dont have full focus then good for me.

^^^this

when im on playin online i always have some music goin:thrasher:

NateTrib · Jan 12, 2008

I almost always listen to music while playing. Makes things a little less boring for a TAG player like me.

Grundy · Jan 12, 2008

I have my theme music on at all times.

royalburrito24 · Jan 12, 2008

Whether I listen to music live or online, it really all depends on my mood. If everyone else at my table (live) have the buds in, chances are they will not be talking as much, enabling me to listen to my music without many worries of missing out on information.
Like I said, it really depends on my mood. I love music a lot, but sometimes I just need peace and quiet in order to concentrate. Other times, I need a good pump up song to get me going.

Khaosk · Jan 12, 2008

I usually listen to music while I play online but turn it off for important hands.

regd87 · Jan 12, 2008

nothing like poker and some linkin park

Listening to music while playing.

Do you listen to a personal music device when playing?

Yes

No, and it bothers me when others do.

No, and I couldn't care less if others do.

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