how do u maintain ur patience throughout a game?

[KCshuffle420]

i just focus on whats going on at the table and listen to some music to make sure i have some side entertainment

[tld45]

I was close to the money and stupidly went all in and lost just a minute ago,It sucked so bad.

[nour41]

First of all.poker is a marathon game, not a sprintpatience is chosing carefully staring hands, and folding garbage hands, which will slice your bankroll, going all in with one hand even it's A A or KK could be very costly if you lose, because AA or KK,is not a warranty to win a hand, that's why some poker room offer a bonus for aces cracked, so be careful with AA and don't go all in, you might call all in if you are against one player, but going all in if there is more than2 opponents is a suicide, and your aces or kings could get cracked very easy

[rrickir]

If u are going to play tourny poker,, then u have to have a lot of patience in the first place,, thats what its all about. lol

[BlairIrvine1]

i dont really defend my blinds
i just play my cards and try to trap
so if someone keeps doing it
sooner or later i wake up with a hand
flat call check the flop and then rerasise his post flop bet
do this a couple of times and he will stop doing it lol

[cocojumbo]

Before the flop only pocket A good but all in before the flop is a very weak play. With pocket A or pocket K you want to get a big pot, and with all in you can win money just from the idiots.

[naynay22]

patience patience patience. you gotta know when to fold...unless your all in pre-flop then its up to the poker gods. all in with AA before the flop twice in one day and pocket queens called both times and turned quads, not a good day

[carlnation]

in tourney play...try to make friendly discussion at the table....this can work for you or against you depending on where the conversation heads but you can always attempt reverse psychology or bluffing about your play style to throw ppl off....and can keep you thinking about something besides the cards that is really just as important - the other players.... careful with this at cash tables a lot more "shark" type players there already using similar strategies IMO.

[ProBlackbird]

I don't know where I have practice patiences through the game, but I feel like the time getting faster while half-focus on the tables.
I usually multi tables so that's make a good practice to concentrated then just one table.

I just Ah did I just play 11 hours of Poker.

[Fat man]

I have tried alot of what has been said here and still can't seem to get into the money if there are more than 2000 people in the game when people knock me out with 3 7 to my A Q i lose it and go on tilt. this is something that happens to me all the time maybe i just suck at cards.