I got distracted the other evening playing in an online poker tournament and ended up losing some money.  Damn I got angry with myself.

It was all because I got a call from some friends who were asking what our plans were for the weekend – a pretty straight forward question, right?  This then led to a discussion with my partner about what our plans were and in the mean time play was continuing at the poker table…

I was trying to keep it all going, and then messed it all up.  Then got angry with myself, so my game got even worse!  Lesson learnt… when playing in a poker tourney, switch off the phone and close the door.  Follow a good guide to playing in a poker tournament, shut off outside influence and distractions so that you can concentrate on your game and focus!