How Concentration can make you a winner

j.reider@gambling-portal.com (Jack Reider) — Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:04:39 GMT

by Jack Reider
Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Everyone loves going on vacation and I know one of my favorite things is a vacation at a casino resort, but there are several things you will need to remember so not to get caught up in all the hoopla taking place around you in any casino on the planet.

These distractions are why many people are choosing to do their gambling in one of the many online casinos. When playing online in a casino these distractions do not exist, so it makes it much easier to retain your concentration, unless you have a screaming child with you, but I have no tips for that.

Thousands of people every day call work and claim to be sick so they can take a day trip to the casinos, and have some mid week casino style fun. These are not the gamblers this article is for. This article is tailored for the goal oriented gambler looking to hit the jackpot.

Keeping your focus in the casino can make the difference between going home a winner and losing it all. If your head is not in your game, you may as well not be at the table at all. If you are paying attention to the hot lady walking past the table with the short skirt you will miss what is going on a the table, and can miss something that can cause you to lose a jackpot that could have been yours. If you normally have a problem keeping your focus you may need to work real hard on this or maybe the Slot Machines are more your style.

Different levels of concentration are required, and the way it usually works is that the more you lose the more you start to really focus on the game. The world's best players always have that intense concentration regardless of how well they are doing, that is why they make less mistakes and win more. If you truly want to be a great player this is a skill you will need to master.

This also applies to when you are winning. Let's say you started with $25,000 and build it up to $100,000 you still need to remain focused. If after winning $75,000 you can not remain focused, get up and leave the table. Even though you have won 75,000 you can still lose it all plus the original $25,000 if you are not careful.

Your focus should be on the other player's hands, their faces, how they are sitting in their chairs or anything that may give their hands away. You should not even notice the people walking around, the music from the bar or anything else that is not part of your table. To block everything else but your table out will not be easy to do and will take much time and practice before mastering it.

Most of you gamblers probably already know this, but it is always good to hear it from someone else. In the end the winner will be the person who played the best and that will be the player who paid the closest attention to the game. If you can think of something I missed please feel free to email me from my web site.

Jack Reider loves playing Slots at some of the best online casinos and writing about them on his website: http://www.gambling-portal.com

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