It is actually quite easy to get bored when you play online poker, think about this logically, the computer deals the cards, the chips and does just about everything for you, but play your hand. It might sound strange but if you are a poker player for money and you get bored, this can actually become dangerous to your game.
Boring poker can make you do all kinds of silly things, you may be looking for excitement, so you start tilting, and this is dangerous because you raise more than you should in your effort to find more thrills. The most simple solution for this is to actually take a break from playing the game. If you play daily, then just make it three times a week, or take an entire weeks break. When you re-visit your favourite poker site all will appear to be new and fresh again.
You need to want to play poker for it to be exciting all the time and just making a perfect play may be enough to excite you, but you should never play poker just for the sake of the game. There are a lot of different things you can do to add some excitement to your game, and this normally comes with the territory of improvement..
You read some strategy articles and take your game up a notch or two. Play against tougher and better opponents; that should shake you out of any boredom and you could even take some free online poker lessons to advance your game. You don’t always have to play for money and all the best poker sites have poker schools. It is often when you think you know everything there is to know about a game that it becomes boring for you – no player ever knows all they can about poker!
New and more exciting versions of poker games are becoming available online all the time. Sometimes you may only see these games in a multi-game tournament, but if you think you have played them all and you know all the rules, you are probably wrong.
Have you played Badugi, have you played Pai Gow Poker? Have you even looked up on the internet how many different versions of poker you can play? I will bet you a dollar you haven’t.
What about getting your friends together and setting up a local poker games for charity. That should shake you out of your boredom. Celebrities do this all the time; they don’t need the money so they play for charity. If you have spent time online playing in tournaments it would be simple for you to set up, all you need is the support of a bunch of poker playing friends.
Do something like this and start to see the versatility of playing poker, it is not just a case of winning or losing money. Haiti is still reeling after the earthquake, and they need every dollar of donation money they can get their hands on, organise a poker game for fundraising, and check out how these people have suffered, you will soon forget about being bored.
