Forgetting about a running game?

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Hey forum,

During the day, when not very busy, I often start playing 1, maybe 2 MTTs on the side from my phone while also doing other stuff. Today, it happened again:
During the break of my MTT, I switched Apps and started doing something else and forgot about my game. 🙊

I returned to it about 20 mins later and ofc lost some blinds. 😅

I'm wondering is it just me or does it happen to some of you as well? 🤔
 
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Andyreas said:
Hey forum,

During the day, when not very busy, I often start playing 1, maybe 2 MTTs on the side from my phone while also doing other stuff. Today, it happened again:
During the break of my MTT, I switched apps and started doing something else and forgot about my game. 🙊

I returned to it about 20 mins later and ofc lost some blinds. 😅

I'm wondering is it just me or does it happen to some of you as well? 🤔
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Sometimes my mind wanders and I start day dreaming. :) I've even forgotten about a game while sitting at the table. LOL!!
 
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Hello my dear, I have controlled this a lot. However, there are many hours playing, at some point I extend the break, to cover some need.
What happened a few days ago was that after playing all day there was only one table left and I was 4th in chips with about 90 left I think it was 10 or 15 K gts. Summary I lay down on the bed with the notebook and slept and woke up in the morning:rolleyes:
 
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I have had to be pulled away from the game I am playing or lost connection and can't play and even had a water pipe break while playing poker but, I can honestly say I have never gotten distracted and forgot I was in the game.
 
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Andyreas said:
I'm wondering is it just me or does it happen to some of you as well? 🤔
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It happens to me too, but not out of forgetfulness, sometimes the railroad calls me in the middle of the tournament, saying they need me urgently, then there's no way, I have to drop everything and run away.

That's why I only play freerolls, at least I don't lose my money.😁
 
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I usually don't forget I'm playing a tournament if I'm awake, but sometimes I'm so tired and decide to play poker on my laptop in my bed and I fall asleep.
 
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Sometimes I have so many tables running at once that they dont fit on the screen and tables get hidden under other tables,this happens when I by mistake register for to many tables.It is human to make mistakes, I have never met anyone that is perfect.Everyone is a perfect and unique version of themselves.
 
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Andyreas said:
Привіт форум,

Протягом дня, коли я не дуже зайнятий, я часто починаю грати в 1, можливо, 2 MTT зі свого телефону, одночасно роблячи інші речі. Сьогодні це повторилось:
Під час перерви в моїй MTT я перемкнув програми і почав робити щось інше, але забув про свою гру. 🙊

Я повернувся до нього приблизно через 20 хвилин і, можливо, втратив кілька блайндів. 😅

Мені цікаво, це тільки я чи це трапляється з деякими з вас? 🤔
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if you want to win the game, you need to be attentive at the table and follow the players well, make notes, so I play at most 2 tables
 
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Andyreas said:
Hey forum,

During the day, when not very busy, I often start playing 1, maybe 2 MTTs on the side from my phone while also doing other stuff. Today, it happened again:
During the break of my MTT, I switched apps and started doing something else and forgot about my game. 🙊

I returned to it about 20 mins later and ofc lost some blinds. 😅

I'm wondering is it just me or does it happen to some of you as well?
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I can say that this happens to me a lot. I register for freerolls in a cardroom and don't play them,
because I just don't have enough time or I'm busy doing something else. Sometimes I can register for some evening tournament for $5 in the morning and forget about it and go have a beer with my friends😂.
 
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it was the same with me
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after 5-10 minutes I went off for a smoke break
I was distracted by the child, we started playing with him and only 30 minutes later I remembered the tournament (
I lost some chips but still made it to the final table, took 5th place))))
 
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When I play poker, its my main activity. Meaning maybe I do something on the side like writing here or surfing the internet. But not to the point, that I forget, I am playing poker. What has happened though, is, that I have accidentally sat out from a table, because it was hidden behind other tables, and I forget about it. On at least one occation this continued, until I was blinded away and got the message "thank you for playing". And as Collin and Katie said in the 30-day course, thats definitely F-game...... :LOL::LOL::LOL:
 
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This is what happens when you play on multiple tables!!! :):):) I try to play at one, but there have been times when tournaments overlapped and I had to play 2 or even 3 tables. Personally, I don't like it, you lose some part of the game: you don't monitor your opponents so well, you don't have the right bet or call calculation, and much more. I'm not dissuading you, I like it - play, I just think there's more math and counting on starting hands than playing, and I enjoy the process more.:):) Good luck to everyone!
 
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Andyreas said:
Hey forum,

During the day, when not very busy, I often start playing 1, maybe 2 MTTs on the side from my phone while also doing other stuff. Today, it happened again:
During the break of my MTT, I switched apps and started doing something else and forgot about my game. 🙊

I returned to it about 20 mins later and ofc lost some blinds. 😅

I'm wondering is it just me or does it happen to some of you as well? 🤔
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I don't like playing on my smartphone. The game requires attention and concentration, even if it is freeroll, so I prefer to play on my PC with a large monitor. It's hard to forget that you're playing poker when you're sitting directly at the computer :)
 
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I have had that problem, too. But there was another problem at my favorite site ps: I was not allowed to play for 5 minutes after coming back, if I closed the App more than 1 Minute or so. Because of thatbI now play real money in the break. Both problems are sollen at this way
 
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Happened to me before too.
Someone calls then I go to another app and completely forget about the game 🤣
 
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If you have to stack tables on top of other tables I think its best to stack freerolls over freerolls so you dont time out or forget buyin games.
 
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