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Message: [QUOTE="Cobryn, post: 1041223, member: 47337"] I remember a few years ago I was right near the money on an afternoon Ceasars Palace MTT and a really aggressive stack raised from UTG. It was my first live casino tournament. He had been attacking my blinds for the last few rounds and when it was my turn I looked down at AQ... my ultimate nemesis hand heh. So I went over the top of him for all of my chips. I know exactly what you're talking about. I had been all in earlier, but I was calling preflop with bullets. This time was different. And all this anxiety was going crazy in my head. I remember him saying "I hope this is a coinflip" as he flipped over AK. I sat at the table while the cards were dealt. But I didnt see any of them. To this day I have to wonder if a Queen hit the board or I made a flush or it was a split. Because I just stood up and started walking away... completely stunned, completely confused. Its gotten a lot better since that first tournament. A lot of the hands I found myself having a hard time figuring out if I had the odds to chase a flush on the flop or a straight on the river... just because I was stressing myself out so badly. The couple of times I bluffed I was absolutely positive everybody knew I was bluffing... even when it worked. The more you play live, the easier it will get. I try to keep my mind busy watching everyone else now. I took advice from Caro's book. If I notice myself doing something when I have a good hand (Say shuffling my chips or chewing gum faster) I'll make sure I do it conciously when I have a bad hand also. Funny, I started chewing gum to give myself something to do... then I realized I was chewing it faster when I got good hands. lol. Its still a challenge to me to concentrate live... but it has gotten easier. [/QUOTE]

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