Pitching Concentration
by kong on Apr.29, 2009, under Poker
There is a certain amount of time that we use as a learning curve for anything we do. After that the objective we want to reach, by learning and practicing, comes to us for a while and we prosper. Poker works that way, players winnings pitch up and down like a bucking horse at first then even out with time.
Poker is an ongoing learning curve. The object is to continue winning money in a fashion that allows the player to keep some of it. Many people attribute success to good play and bank roll management. Yes that’s a large percemtage of success but how important is constant concentration to the good play effort? And how importtant is it to bankroll success.
Players hit what is known as the zone. A period of high concentration and effort where it seems the cards never stop playing themselves. Players that have enjoyed this comment on the feeling they have as a side effect of this ultra-concentration, calling it euphoric.
Extended concentration enjoys peaks and valleys as the player continues the game. Finally the time and effort of this concentration bull ride wears the player out and money begins to leave the bankroll sometimes in great quantity. The player then begins to chase and this is never good.
Stay in the moment. When the euphoria is leaving slow down. Pacing is smart when the energy to concentrate is dropping.
