If you watch a lot of poker on TV, you might be under the impression that poker is always very exciting. On TV, there’s heart-pounding action on every hand and someone is always getting away with an unbelievable bluff. In real life though, the fact is that good players spend a vast majority of their time folding, twiddling their thumbs, and waiting for a good hand. This can get boring. Really, really boring.
Of course, you could spend this down time doing useful things: looking for tells, watching and memorizing betting patterns, and practicing calculating pot odds. But when you run out of practical things to do, try one of the Top Ten Things to Do While Waiting for a Good Hand.
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