how can I break tension?

I always play poker with shivering. how can I break this?

Try to relax with some meditation or other techniques maybe may helps?

I think it can be good way. I will try to do that.

There could be many reasons for your symptoms, maybe you are playing to many tables or to high limit compared to your skill set?

I tend to shiver the first few mins, when I'm in a rush to get some volume in, but it usually wears off.

Mindfulness :).

Put the heating on ♦

turn the heating up

I remember playing for real money for the first time on 4NL. I can tell you my heart was beating like a drum! It took a while for me to get used to it, and I recommend that you play for the smallest of stakes until you feel comfortable playing for real money.

Originally posted by sg99050
I always play poker with shivering. how can I break this?

I agree with the other posters who suggested relaxation and meditation.

In addition I offer the following suggestions:
♦  Be comfortable
♦  Be confident -- in other words, know why you make a play, know that it is the proper play in the situation, and recognize that sometimes you'll get beat -- so what?
♦  Play with proper BRM. If you have enough money that you can lose a few stacks with no problem, then the fear factor isn't so high.
♦  When in doubt fold

Others have also mentioned that this decreases with time, and experience.

Best of luck,
--VS

shot of whiskey and ur set

Originally posted by Akcus
shot of whiskey and ur set

I experienced unbeliverble thing. as many guys recommended, I meditated. I followed monk's meditation way. and today I played Dafa double up SNG and I won. and after that, I played fulltilt minimum room. and I won!
the monk who adviced me by his blog instructs me to close my eyes and imagine the moment when I win, and when I lose. and he instructed me to don't get any emotion by that. just look. whichever I win or loose, just look.
after I obey the words, I had no shivering. when I won, I calmed. It was same when I lost.

Hi, sg99050

That is very good news.

Now the question that will be hard to answer:
Is the tension gone because you are winning -- or are you winning because the tension is gone?

When I was first going through the exercises in "The Mental Game of Poker" my game immediately got better also.

Since then I have had deep downswings, but they no longer bother me as much because I KNOW I can come back.

All the best,
--VS