Comments on: How Physical Condition Affects Play http://www.countingtheodds.com/2009/12/how-physical-condition-affects-play/ A Mathematical Journey into the World of Poker Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ersky http://www.countingtheodds.com/2009/12/how-physical-condition-affects-play/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Ersky Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:59:57 +0000 http://www.countingtheodds.com/?p=79#comment-159 If you have a rough idea of the odds and can remain patient then anyone with a decent perseptive mind can play poker. It is true that you are more inclined to lose focus and disipline when not 100% - We all get grouchy and irritable when tired but you can train your mind to concentrate for increased periods. A golfer who wins a major does this....getting into the zone they call it. Getting in the zone means that you give yourself your best possible chance of success by having maximum focus on what you are doing. If you can do this for a longer time than your opponents then more often that not you will come out on top. http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm If you have a rough idea of the odds and can remain patient then anyone with a decent perseptive mind can play poker. It is true that you are more inclined to lose focus and disipline when not 100% – We all get grouchy and irritable when tired but you can train your mind to concentrate for increased periods. A golfer who wins a major does this….getting into the zone they call it. Getting in the zone means that you give yourself your best possible chance of success by having maximum focus on what you are doing. If you can do this for a longer time than your opponents then more often that not you will come out on top.

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]]> By: jason http://www.countingtheodds.com/2009/12/how-physical-condition-affects-play/comment-page-1/#comment-92 jason Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:48:16 +0000 http://www.countingtheodds.com/?p=79#comment-92 i know i think a lot slower when i'm tired. i know i think a lot slower when i'm tired.

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