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Old 09-29-2005, 01:20 PM     Post subject: How do you guys do it? #1 (permalink)  
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I deposited some money into absolute poker (which, by the way, has a great 150% bonus for first time deposits). I was going to clear my bonus because I think you have 2 weeks to clear it out. The way it works is that you have to play 100 raked hands to get your bonus out in 10 dollar increments. I had 100 dollars in pending bonus money and thought it would be easy to get out. I played to the point where I was down to 30 dollars and worked my way up to 279. What a rush!!! I finally cleared the bonus last night at about 10 o clock and cashed out 179. I was proud of that but is made me wonder. How do you guys play 3+ tables for hours on end? I was 3 tabling for about 8 hours straight and at the end of the night my eyes were about to fall out of my head, my mouse hand was cramping up, and at times I was just overwhelmed like when I was in 3 hands at a time. I just realized that I don't think I could do this for a living (but it is a nice hobby) and for all you guys that do or have done it, I have new respect for you. It's tougher that it looks.

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Old 09-29-2005, 03:12 PM #2 (permalink)  
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Old 09-29-2005, 03:48 PM #3 (permalink)  
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You have to master one table first, but after a week of quad tabling you start thinking about buying another monitor so you can play more.
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you should probably read the book in your avatar...
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quad tabling limit is easier than quad tabling NL in my opinion. Mainly because it all comes down to bet/raise or check/call or fold.
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Old 09-30-2005, 09:08 PM #6 (permalink)  
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you should probably read the book in your avatar...
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Old 09-30-2005, 11:16 PM #7 (permalink)  
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I struggle cause ive only got a 15inch monitor with 1024*768 resolution.
When I have 2 windows to make choices on at the same time 1 will pop up, then the other pops up over the top of it. Plus, for whatever reason i cant just select one window to bring it back to the top, i have to minimize all the other windows.
Im picking up a new (biiig) monitor soon though so i can have pro duel screen setup. If you can have 3 or 4 windows open at once and fully displayed with no overlapping it makes it much much easier.

Anyways, my advice would be dont play for 8 hours straight. Have a rest every hour or two, take a walk, get a snack.
you shouldnt be looking at a monitor for too long without resting it can damage your eyes.
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Old 10-01-2005, 12:02 AM #8 (permalink)  
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yeah, i play 4-5 hours a day, usually in 2 2-hour sessions, and maybe another 1 hour session before bed. it is best to take some time to clear your head. get some food, go for a walk, go hang out with friends or something.
 
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i aim to play about 4 hours per day 3-tabling. need a bigger monitor though :/
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Old 10-03-2005, 04:15 AM #10 (permalink)  
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yeah, the 8 hours straight was pretty stupid. I'll never do that again. The only other times I've played 8 hours straight was in a B&M or a home cash game. Those were actually 7 hours but still....loooooong time.

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yeah, the 8 hours straight was pretty stupid. I'll never do that again. The only other times I've played 8 hours straight was in a B&M or a home cash game. Those were actually 7 hours but still....loooooong time.

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I played over 9 hours heads-up before. Blinds 5/10 with 150 chipstack.... same game... just very scared play :D
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