Title: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: MPOWER on September 15, 2006, 12:06:07 AM SLEEP
I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Nem on September 15, 2006, 12:11:30 AM SLEEP I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M Get in the gym you old bassa :D Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Delboy on September 15, 2006, 12:17:25 AM SLEEP I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M ;iagree; ;boltpp; Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: bolt pp on September 15, 2006, 12:18:48 AM I can stay awake for two days at a time, I try to stay clear of the old bill in the process ;)
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: charmaine on September 15, 2006, 12:19:13 AM I need 8 hours :( , Paul manages on alot less
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: mikkyT on September 15, 2006, 12:19:46 AM Im 28... I always used to sleep for a good 7 - 8 hours, more at weekend.
But since having the kids and playing poker. I can do a weekend without sleep, like the blonde bash. Friday morning until Sunday evening I didnt sleep. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: tikay on September 15, 2006, 12:21:02 AM SLEEP I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M Maybe Poker needs an organisation that starts their Comps 3pm at weekends & finishes around midnight......No, that's just silly I guess. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: NoflopsHomer on September 15, 2006, 12:21:18 AM I need 8 hours a day,
and another 10 a night.... Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: MPOWER on September 15, 2006, 12:21:58 AM Nem
Unfunny. I've just completed the Nottingham Marathon in 3hrs 15min.. If you saw me you would know I do not need the gym. I'm 6ft 2in and 14st with a chest like a Bull Frog and a waist like a Lap dancer. Ladies call me eye candy. I don't know what they mean by that but I can live with it. regards M Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Scottish Dave on September 15, 2006, 12:22:52 AM SLEEP I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M I think it is an age thing, for instance look at BB1 I attended with 2 mates Teacake and Rod P, we left Glasgow at 7am on the saturday and got to Brummie hotel at 11ish, teacake and rod both decide they need some kip before the tourney starts, as they were traveling from 7am!!!! so they went to bed, and i went to the local Pub alone and played some pool alone, and had 3 pints alone, then headed to the bookies alone and later went back to the hotel and met tank.... ....Blah Blah Blah im rambling now, anyway they slept a lot and i didnt, they are over 35, and i am 25! - in conclusion yes it is an age thing! Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: MPOWER on September 15, 2006, 12:25:52 AM SLEEP I'm 37 now In 1999 I started playing poker. I was in Stakis Nottingham "Gala" Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday. A few Hours Sleep after a bottle of wine then off to work. Feeling great. Before Poker I Played Blackjack untill the early hours. I would not play live now unless I was off work the next day. I need a good 8 hours now days. I'd find Intresting to see what people can survive on. Is it an age thing? regards M Maybe Poker needs an organisation that starts their Comps 3pm at weekends & finishes around midnight......No, that's just silly I guess. I think that's called Dusk till dawn. Not long to wait. Regards M Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Graham C on September 15, 2006, 12:34:44 AM I'm tired all the time. Doesn't seem to matter how much or how little sleep I get so I tend to get around 7 hours per night.
I probably should get to the gym! Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Acidmouse on September 15, 2006, 12:42:40 AM I wish more tourneys started and finished earlier. I am such a lightwieght and need a good 8hrs sleep.
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: londonpokergirl on September 15, 2006, 12:55:56 AM I can survive on 6 hours sleep but would prefer 8hours but
babysitter is my prob for not playing more live, that and wanting to spend quality time with declan is the other hes just so cuuuuttteee Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Graham C on September 15, 2006, 12:56:55 AM Lovely :) Kids are ace :)
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: RED-DOG on September 15, 2006, 12:58:12 AM I have always been a poor sleeper, and the more important it is that I go to sleep, the harder it is to do.
I can only go to sleep when I'm not trying to, so I put the telly or the radio on and fall to sleep on the floor. Even when I was young, I would read into the wee small hours by the light of a candle or a small paraffin lamp. (we had no electricity) Theres something special about reading a good book when your surroundings are dark and quiet, the author spinning his web from pages lit by the soft glow of a dancing flame. If you're lucky, a storm will blow up, the wind will sing in the trees as it removes the last leaves of autumn, it will rattle your teacup and throw fat rain droplets against your window. It's a magical night, it belongs only to you. Who wants to waste it sleeping? Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: SupaMonkey on September 15, 2006, 01:19:57 AM I used to have trouble sleeping so i looked into it a bit. Obviously things like the more exercise you do the more sleep you need, but i also think your fitness means you can cope better when you go without sleep. A decent diet and taking vits (decent vits, not the crap you get from tesco) mean that you get more from your sleep. Men can't cope with disturbed sleep whereas women can. Nature intended the women to wake up to attend to the kids and fall asleep easily again. They say that when men get a partner, they lose iq because they aren't sleeping as well.
If you need to stay awake, a quadruple expresso does far more for me than any red bull etc. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on September 15, 2006, 01:44:17 AM I have the same problem as RED... when i want to sleep and try to sleep, I cant! But when im watching TV or playing online etc i soon go without wanting too!
I can get away on no sleep most weekends, i play poker Friday nights and me and the mates normally go through the night then, and i have usually caught a "second wind" that i will play online through saturday night. lol. The problem i have, is not so much, getting sleep, but once i am asleep i never get up! lol. Anyway, i must go to bed soon, for the postman is delivering my new phone in the morning which will need to be signed for, so an early rise is needed! Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: BigTomatoes on September 15, 2006, 01:47:11 AM im so used to doing 15hr nightshifts im now an insomniac and can play all day and night now
but i do love my bed when i get there ;goodvevil; Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on September 15, 2006, 01:48:17 AM Oh sod it, who am i kidding!? I guess i'll have to play through the night tonight if i am to win the $30 rebuy on UB too!
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on September 15, 2006, 01:49:30 AM im so used to doing 15hr nightshifts im now an insomniac and can play all day and night now but i do love my bed when i get there ;goodvevil; Yep same here, although, i spend most of my time in bed anyway, playing on my laptop, its great! Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Horneris on September 15, 2006, 02:15:59 AM Its always been a good thing for me. Ive only ever NEEDED 4 hours sleep. but usually have about 6. I used to play 4 days a week live and often do quite well, meaning i was home about 3 /4am and i had to get up for work at 7!!
I took a lot of pro plus, red bull and coke (a cola) though. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on September 15, 2006, 02:26:34 AM I do remember once, when i was working in an Estate Agents head office accounts dept earlier in the year... There is a little game that goes on in Leighton Buzzard on a Monday night- a 5 min walk from my work... So, one monday, i walk there after work, and to cut a long story short we end up playing until 6am the next morning. I start work at 9am - i have no change of clothes, or anything of the sort with me! It is half hour journey home, so, i decide to stay in Leighton and go into work as i was :dontask: In i go at 7.30am, a little early - but it looks good, anyway, within 10 mins, i go to the toilet's and into one of the cubicle's and end up falling asleep ! - (dont worry, i was sitting, fully clothed on the toilet lid LOL) - luckily i woke up at around 8.45am so nobody had sent out a search party for me!! Later on that lunchtime i done the same, and had a nice nap during lunch break for an hour! LOL :D
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Newmanseye on September 15, 2006, 02:30:10 AM What stops me playing live is the lack of decent games available, If you dont frequent cincins then games are sparse up here so its limited untill LCI open their casino next year, As for staying awake, just drink tea or coffee, keep your mind active, I find table talk helps with this.
Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: MrMoves on September 15, 2006, 10:25:24 AM I'd love to stop out late and play poker. Sadly, I'm usually knocked out by 10.30pm and in bed by 11pm. ;sleep;
I need 7hrs usually but can go 2 days without so long as I catch up. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Hairydude on September 15, 2006, 02:32:58 PM this is actually a worrying problem I'm going to have- since finishing uni I've been kinda dossing around and working part-time and playing live poker but i'm due to start a full-time 9 til 5 soon and I dont know if i'm goin to be able to hack it anymore-
I play usually 2 or 3 times a week live and on a good night i.e a cash, the game can finish anywhere between 2a.m and 4a.m- (if I play cash can go right on right up to 8a.m but for the sake of my mental health I am no longer playing cash games) I cant handle the thought of not playing in the live games so the average time I'll get home when I cash is 3a.m which basically gives me 4 hours sleep- I dunno how i'm goin to handle this-I need a good 7 hours sleep and at the moment I havent been waking til around 11ish Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: mikkyT on September 15, 2006, 03:12:42 PM What stops me playing live is the lack of decent games available, If you dont frequent cincins then games are sparse up here so its limited untill LCI open their casino next year, As for staying awake, just drink tea or coffee, keep your mind active, I find table talk helps with this. Bite the bullet and do the decent thing. You can still appologise without hurting your pride or taking back what you said. You could be diplomatic and say that whilst you dont take back what you said, you are sorry for the way in which it came out, that it wasn't meant to be a personal attack and you are sorry for airing the view on a public forum. Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: littlemissC on September 15, 2006, 04:31:11 PM Nem rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfaoUnfunny. I've just completed the Nottingham Marathon in 3hrs 15min.. If you saw me you would know I do not need the gym. I'm 6ft 2in and 14st with a chest like a Bull Frog and a waist like a Lap dancer. Ladies call me eye candy. I don't know what they mean by that but I can live with it. regards M Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: MPOWER on September 15, 2006, 06:56:38 PM Nem rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfaoUnfunny. I've just completed the Nottingham Marathon in 3hrs 15min.. If you saw me you would know I do not need the gym. I'm 6ft 2in and 14st with a chest like a Bull Frog and a waist like a Lap dancer. Ladies call me eye candy. I don't know what they mean by that but I can live with it. regards M Cheeky Mare Regards M Title: Re: The only thing that stops me playing more LIVE Poker is......... Post by: Indestructable on September 15, 2006, 10:09:17 PM Must admit that I am having the same problem. For my first live tournament which was on a mid week day & I was doing ok and asked what time the tournament normally finessed and was told about 3.30. Seeing as I get up at 6 to go to work I knew I was going to struggle and just went all in so i could go home.
Since then i have made a few final tables and it is just a killer and takes me days to recover. My preference would be to have more MTT's with fewer numbers to allow those like me that would like to play more regularly. Or to have more Sit N Go's. |