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best poker if you want to play while watching something

So I’ve been on a bit of a streak lately jumping between tables while also trying to catch up on my shows. Thing is, multi-tabling gets wild fast when you’re not totally focused and I end up misclicking or timing out more than I’d like to admit. Speed poker is basically a no-go if you want to look up and still know what’s going on in either the game or the TV.

I usually stick with low stakes cash tables or those slow-paced sit & go tourneys that drag on enough for me to not feel like I need to babysit every hand. MTTs are pure chaos for me if I’m half-watching some series - I just end up folding kings or going all-in with air. Some folks swear by play money, but I just get bored way too quick and I actually want some risk, just not enough to sweat buckets.

Anyway, what style do you guys end up picking for those TV nights where you still want to keep a decent bankroll without nuking your focus?

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"babysit every hand" lol yeah that's exactly why speed poker is trash if the game's on, misclick city lately lmao

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nah, speed poker gets blamed for stuff regular tables do too, just slower. i’ve bled more on one sleepy omaha table making lazy late position calls with the tv on than i ever lost to “misclick city”, at least slots are honest about being background noise and the cost shows up fast enough to notice

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Slots are brain-off lol

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Yeah, full ring cash, one table, boring on purpose. 6-max makes you defend junk and click back from under the gun half asleep, that’s where I punt when the show's on, short deck is even worse, too swingy for that shit

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tbh i thought i could watch stuff and play mtts too lolll nooo just 1 low stakes cash table for me maybe razz if im extra zoned out

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