Inner Space

Casinos are loud places. There is nowhere to escape the sound of clanking coins, sirens, lights, and the excited chatter of strangers. Regardless though, the general activity of a casino can be a huge distraction. This can be doubly so for players who learned the game by playing online in the peace and quiet of their home. As any good poker player knows, distractions and poker go together about as well as Toddlers and Smith and Wesson products. So how does a player filter out the distractions so that they can best concentrate on what they are doing with the cards?