Poker Journal

There was a recent debate on a popular poker forum with regards to what you listen to when playing poker, many people insist on pure silence to enable 100% concentration. Personally I like a bit of comedy in the background (my favourite being the Ricky Gervais Podcast and radio shows) see pilkipedia.co.uk for downloads. The reason I think I prefer listening to comedy shows rather than music is the calming effect (especially after bad beats) and it keeps me relaxed throughout the game but stops me from falling asleep Also I find just listening to music for long periods of time to become really repetitive.

However some times I do like a change and listen to music mainly something heavy and upbeat, something that will keep me alert. Ofourse it’s probably better to not listen to anything and to concentrate purely on the poker, also if you are a passive player try putting on a bit of rock to get you pumped, but whatever you do don’t get tempted to turn that TV on!!!

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