What to do to stay focused ?

Rui Ferreira · Dec 23, 2018

What do I do to stay focused on very long tournaments lately I've lost concentration in tournaments when it's been more than 4hs and I've lost a lot of chips even flying from the tournaments
Tips and hints? To improve attention all the time?

Iryna Stryzheuskaya · Dec 23, 2018

What do you do during the break in the tournament? You need to stand up from the table, give the brain a little rest. You can do physical exercise.

bidearm · Dec 23, 2018

very true they can be long and your mind tends to wander

proud2Bwhack · Dec 23, 2018

I always got outside, even if it meant missing a hand or two. took a quick walk.

dont drink milk products. drink oj, and coffee etc.

dont play during hours you usually sleep!

bellicoso · Dec 23, 2018

Discipline helps. And by that I mean you're always mindful of your hand range, position, pot odds, etc. and you stick to your game plan. This way, you're actively playing each hand and you'll be less likely to get bored or do something silly. Also, I put on some music (not too loud) that helps me concentrate. It could be anything from classical to heavy metal, depending on my mood.

playinggameswithu · Dec 23, 2018

Just love the game and your attention will always be razor sharp.

grumblbrumbl · Dec 24, 2018

To improve myself concentration during a tournament, I eat. A lot of eat. Pretty much eat. Then I will out out of the tournament.

Dejana · Dec 24, 2018

You know that you're going to play 4-5 hours, sleep well before the game, eat, use every break (on break I smoke cigarettes... - I'm not recommended that

)

MishkaZL · Dec 24, 2018

I always record my goals on paper, even if they are short-term goals. This allows me to keep focus on the priorities. In addition, I usually listen to relaxing music, it also helps me keep concentration.

MemphisGrind · Dec 24, 2018

Rui Ferreira said:
What do I do to stay focused on very long tournaments lately I've lost concentration in tournaments when it's been more than 4hs and I've lost a lot of chips even flying from the tournaments
Tips and hints? To improve attention all the time?

It's all about preparation. If you know you're in for a long session Get plenty of sleep, eat right, mentally prepare, do exercises mental and physical during your break, focus only on the game and not multiple other things.

Practice practice practice you have to work on your mental game because if you're wearing down after only 4 hours something else is going on. Many days I have to play for over 12 hrs and maintain good focus.

cris1964 · Dec 24, 2018

I think that everyone must individually experience what is good for him and stick to it always though sometimes it is difficult

Jack Reacher · Dec 24, 2018

Meditation.Hone your mind so that he can endure all strenuous hours of playing.

Syltan · Dec 24, 2018

For long tournaments you need good physical training. And I can only advise you to relax during the break. Or play tournaments with a different structure.

mara2259 · Dec 24, 2018

You are doing quite well if you are able to maintain concentration for 4 hours. And what if patience disappears after 10 hands, especially if the hands are real rubbish and at the table sits a terry loser who wants to punish so much.

StatusOmega525 · Dec 24, 2018

playinggameswithu said:
Just love the game and your attention will always be razor sharp.

This. Absolutely This *at least for me*

Not to say that a lot of the other replies aren't valid, because they certainly are. Physical condition, mental condition, personal style.. they all do have a bearing on the game, I think. Rest well, eat well, do what you need to do to keep your focus based on how you are.

For me personally, however, this one sums it up the best. If you love the game, you'll always have something solid to anchor you to the tables.

Good luck at the tables.

Xesh · Dec 24, 2018

relax for a while from poker

monstr999999 · Dec 24, 2018

train your attention when you are not playing poker.
watch how people, cars, birds behave...
distract your brain, straining in another sphere...
then poker will be like a rest))
:top:

UncleConRon · Dec 24, 2018

My opinion

Go out and have a long break smoking a cigar to the end. I think the choice of brands are important. A good poker one is the Blue Cohiba. Your kind of blue cause the cards went bad. Another good one is the Devils Due Olivia Hellion. Just gaining your power for a come back. It helps your really due.

eRaS55 · Dec 25, 2018

Rui Ferreira said:
What do I do to stay focused on very long tournaments lately I've lost concentration in tournaments when it's been more than 4hs and I've lost a lot of chips even flying from the tournaments
Tips and hints? To improve attention all the time?

Patience is an important part of the best poker players' arsenals. So I'd say work on ways to gain more of that... I'm not sure but meditation techniques might help.

I used to have this problem too but I started telling myself always before tournaments that the true game is when you're ITM or at that Final table. And thus getting there will require a solid game yes... but definitely patience too when you've lost a few hands or the cards just aren't hitting.... You may be inclined to bluff more which is OK here and in some circles recommended. But patience helps in factoring all things before making that bluff and increasing your odds.

So that would be my tip mate... There is no magic formula. Having true patience to go to any end must be your goal

Rui Ferreira · Jan 6, 2019

Rui Ferreira said:
What do I do to stay focused on very long tournaments lately I've lost concentration in tournaments when it's been more than 4hs and I've lost a lot of chips even flying from the tournaments
Tips and hints? To improve attention all the time?

Iryna Stryzheuskaya said:
What do you do during the break in the tournament? You need to stand up from the table, give the brain a little rest. You can do physical exercise.

bidearm said:
very true they can be long and your mind tends to wander

proud2Bwhack said:
I always got outside, even if it meant missing a hand or two. took a quick walk.

dont drink milk products. drink oj, and coffee etc.

dont play during hours you usually sleep!

bellicoso said:
Discipline helps. And by that I mean you're always mindful of your hand range, position, pot odds, etc. and you stick to your game plan. This way, you're actively playing each hand and you'll be less likely to get bored or do something silly. Also, I put on some music (not too loud) that helps me concentrate. It could be anything from classical to heavy metal, depending on my mood.

playinggameswithu said:
Just love the game and your attention will always be razor sharp.

grumblbrumbl said:
To improve myself concentration during a tournament, I eat. A lot of eat. Pretty much eat. Then I will out out of the tournament.

AzdajaD said:
You know that you're going to play 4-5 hours, sleep well before the game, eat, use every break (on break I smoke cigarettes... - I'm not recommended that )

MishkaZL said:
I always record my goals on paper, even if they are short-term goals. This allows me to keep focus on the priorities. In addition, I usually listen to relaxing music, it also helps me keep concentration.

MemphisGrind said:
It's all about preparation. If you know you're in for a long session Get plenty of sleep, eat right, mentally prepare, do exercises mental and physical during your break, focus only on the game and not multiple other things.

Practice practice practice you have to work on your mental game because if you're wearing down after only 4 hours something else is going on. Many days I have to play for over 12 hrs and maintain good focus.

cris1964 said:
I think that everyone must individually experience what is good for him and stick to it always though sometimes it is difficult

Jack Reacher said:
Meditation.Hone your mind so that he can endure all strenuous hours of playing.

Syltan said:
For long tournaments you need good physical training. And I can only advise you to relax during the break. Or play tournaments with a different structure.

mara2259 said:
You are doing quite well if you are able to maintain concentration for 4 hours. And what if patience disappears after 10 hands, especially if the hands are real rubbish and at the table sits a terry loser who wants to punish so much.

StatusOmega525 said:
This. Absolutely This *at least for me*

Not to say that a lot of the other replies aren't valid, because they certainly are. Physical condition, mental condition, personal style.. they all do have a bearing on the game, I think. Rest well, eat well, do what you need to do to keep your focus based on how you are.

For me personally, however, this one sums it up the best. If you love the game, you'll always have something solid to anchor you to the tables.

Good luck at the tables.

Xesh said:
relax for a while from poker

monstr999999 said:
train your attention when you are not playing poker.
watch how people, cars, birds behave...
distract your brain, straining in another sphere...
then poker will be like a rest))
:top:

UncleConRon said:
Go out and have a long break smoking a cigar to the end. I think the choice of brands are important. A good poker one is the Blue Cohiba. Your kind of blue cause the cards went bad. Another good one is the Devils Due Olivia Hellion. Just gaining your power for a come back. It helps your really due.

eRaS55 said:
Patience is an important part of the best poker players' arsenals. So I'd say work on ways to gain more of that... I'm not sure but meditation techniques might help.

I used to have this problem too but I started telling myself always before tournaments that the true game is when you're ITM or at that Final table. And thus getting there will require a solid game yes... but definitely patience too when you've lost a few hands or the cards just aren't hitting.... You may be inclined to bluff more which is OK here and in some circles recommended. But patience helps in factoring all things before making that bluff and increasing your odds.

So that would be my tip mate... There is no magic formula. Having true patience to go to any end must be your goal

Thank you all very good tips so far
I will put everything into practice and hope to improve my performance in long-running tournaments
Still waiting for more good tips

dedok0525 · Jan 7, 2019

Beer and favorite music can help a lot, but the main thing is not out-drink beer. Tested on Sunday Storm
Some sort of well-known film you. I usually look at the computer monitor and listen to a TV, it also helps me.

drubas · Jan 7, 2019

I think it is just a mind game and to improve your skills in that you should do things like reading. At least for me I think it helped a lot. A few years ago I wasn´t calm enough to focus on a thing for many hours but reading enabled me to calm down and to focus just on one thing at a time.

Greets and all the best for your game!

Rui Ferreira · Jan 9, 2019

dedok0525 said:
Beer and favorite music can help a lot, but the main thing is not out-drink beer. Tested on Sunday Storm
Some sort of well-known film you. I usually look at the computer monitor and listen to a TV, it also helps me.

It's because if you drink beer you leave drunk, already played drinking made me very brave but there is a moment in the game that needs caution in this very disturbedThanks for the tip, you're helping me yesterday and I've made a final table of a long-running tournament

Rui Ferreira · Jan 9, 2019

drubas said:
I think it is just a mind game and to improve your skills in that you should do things like reading. At least for me I think it helped a lot. A few years ago I wasn´t calm enough to focus on a thing for many hours but reading enabled me to calm down and to focus just on one thing at a time.

Greets and all the best for your game!

I'll start taking readings to see if it helps even more in my concentration.

Thanks for the tip, you're helping me yesterday and I've made a final table of a long-running tournament

Rui Ferreira · Jan 9, 2019

Thank you all

I wanted to thank everyone who posted tips on this topic, yesterday with the help of you already gave result in a long duration tournament I made a final table did not give to take the title more comes out in 2nd place

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