A - Z of Poker: Day 26

From London to Vegas in 26 Letters

Day 26: Z is for ...

Z is for zzzzz: Sometimes, poker can be boring. Tight is right, they say, and even I have to concede that there is a lot of truth in that. But tight can be pretty boring and sleep-inducing at times. Actually I can recall several players at the Gutshot/International who have been known to fall asleep at the table. These were tight players, accustomed to lots of time passing with no action, so they possibly weren't playing all that differently to how they might have done if they were awake.

Some other players have a knack for appearing to be off with the fairies only to wake up when holding Aces.

Of course, sleeping through a cash game is one thing. Sleeping during a tournament probably is a clear-cut bad idea but it's not unknown for a player to oversleep and turn up late !

I'm usually a world-class sleeper. I can sleep pretty much anywhere and anywhen, although I don't think I have ever nodded off playing poker. My particular playing style (playing every hand ...) keeps me involved and awake. I must also admit that I will sometimes find a bad beat or a big win stays with me and then I can be awake for hours thinking about it.

I'm hoping that in Vegas my results will lead to sweet dreams not recurring nightmares.


Z is for Zoom: Well, nearly there. About to zoom off from Gatwick to Vegas. It seemed a long way off when I first booked the trip but now I'm less than 24 hours from being back involved in the WSOP !


Hope you enjoyed the A - Z. Thanks to Mat and Jonny for their suggestions and reminders !