Headphones are an example of many things brought to the poker table to keep players entertained while playing.
And there are stacks of others too, such as books, tablets, computer games, cats…
OK, thankfully I haven’t come across any pets, but everything else is very common at a tournament.
And it’s something that I find very strange.
The question is: why do people play poker if they need to be distracted from it?
What other pastimes demand that you do something else while you are supposed to be enjoying them?
Blame it on the boogie
People don’t bring tablets to the cinema in case they get bored with the movie, or read books while are on their motorcycles.
So why do people spend their time and money playing poker but then pay little attention to it?
People tell me: “Poker isn’t a game to me, it’s my job/living/life. I need a distraction from it”.
Please.
I can understand needing a distraction from your job.
That’s why I play poker.
What I don’t understand is why some think it is a good idea to have a distraction from their job while they are doing their job!
Read the signs!
It seems to me that if their main motivation is to make money from playing poker, then they should be paying more, not less, attention to it.
Still, I suppose I should be grateful they are playing poker and not flying my aeroplane, performing heart surgery on me, or even cooking my dinner.
Or basically anything else that involves being of use to anyone, including themselves!
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