Boredom at the Table

I’ve been enjoying poker with a group of friends for about a year and a half now. In particular, we play Texas Hold em at least once a week with .50/$1.00 blinds. Typically, our games last around 4 hours or more.

One thing I noticed is that it’s the same people who win, actually including me. But just recently, others who usually win started to play unusually and so I started to think whether or not I should also change my playing styles just like what those players did.

Typically, I play loosely but not dumbly, I will raise with good hands but also take my chances on some poor or mediocre hands, etc. And fortunately, I usually win because maybe of how I play. But so far, I am also becoming bored every time I’m seated on the table. Sometimes, me being bored is also being taken advantage of some other players.

I’m wondering if you could help me with this. Any tips or suggestion whether or not I should finally change the way I play? Take note, I typically play with the same set of people almost every time.

Thanks in advance!
Hayden

Tags: Texas Holdem