Divided attention

Divided attention is bad for most pursuits, but turns out to be just fine for poker. Indeed, more than just fine - actively good. Last night, I played two tournaments simultaneously, and made the money in both. I've noted before that I seem to play better when I'm double tabling. I've come up with some theories about why this might be so. One of the simplest is that it's good not to spend too long on poker decisions, and you're forced not to spend too long on them when you have twice as many to make :-)

This is an excerpt from my February 14, 2019 post. In yesterday's session, though I wasn't double tabling, I did have divided attention - I was web surfing while playing. I made the money in all three tournaments I entered. I think I'll divide my attention again today :-)

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     293   72    25   148000
MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     358   99    44   129000
MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     305   72    30   140000

delta: $267,000
2024 balance: $3,041,000
2024 blue distance: $254,000
balance: $15,850,303
MTT NLHE ITM pct: 41.56 (1251 of 3010)