tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30420753.post3288258752232314242..comments2024-01-08T08:19:14.579-05:00Comments on I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing!: Finally BackAstinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349033187012323688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30420753.post-72387842604585934632008-06-18T09:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T09:56:00.000-04:00It's funny, because other than being tired because...It's funny, because other than being tired because it was 2am, I could have kept playing through the night.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I'm the opposite of you. I hit a wall in cash games, but am able to stay focused in tournaments from beginning to end.<BR/><BR/>I think it's because cash games stay the same. Tables don't change as much, blinds never increase, and you can always top off. But in tournament, a mistake can end it for you, your stack power keeps changing, and there's usually a rotation of players to face. I think the increased need for focus is what drives me in tourneys.<BR/><BR/>Granted, that was by far the longest one I'd ever played.Astinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349033187012323688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30420753.post-42869438607219455812008-06-17T19:38:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:38:00.000-04:00Wow -- certainly a different trip. Bad flight karm...Wow -- certainly a different trip. Bad flight karma really sucks.<BR/><BR/>I am interested in your thoughts on playing in a tourney like the deep stack. I once went eight hours and chopped a regular Caesars tournament. The money was good (about $1400), but I was really tired at the end and had no desire to enter another tourney that trip.<BR/><BR/>Seems like I can play cash games forever and not get tired, but the concentration required in a tourney ...lightning36https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641629003610446976noreply@blogger.com