Since starting to play poker last week I noticed I hate sound whilst playing and must have total silence, so I haven't seen the TV or listened to music for ages. I guess I just find them distracting.

I mostly just sit back in my chair, take a few deep breaths and repeat to myself not to play foolish hands at the same time as watching how others play to see if I can pick up on their style. Doing this helped greatly in a recent MTT as I had been moved to the table with the tournament chip leader in it and noticed he liked to take people all the way to the river and outbid them, regardless of his hand. I managed to take half of his chips in a few select hands because of it.

As well as this, I'll sometimes play with the chips I have at home, or shuffle a deck of cards. Not sure why I do that - but hey.

Mxx