Is a break in Poker Good?

roddypra · Nov 27, 2016

Sometimes staying a few days or even weeks without playing can refresh your head? I see for myself, sometimes when I do not play for a few days, when I come back I get a better mind and I make more correct decisions. It looks like it's filtered and I can play better. With you, is that so?

Odysseus101 · Nov 27, 2016

When I'm on a bad streak I take a break for a couple of days. I think that when I play at the same time of day and on the same tables regularly, others are figuring me out better. When I play too much I play robotically, which is thus predictable and then more likely to lose.

Syltan · Nov 27, 2016

A break in the game I shield is useful but it should not be delayed otherwise, you can fall out of the game.

Dan Perkins · Nov 27, 2016

I have been playing online poker for over 10 years and the only time I did not play was when I was in the hospital. I play for 8 to twelve hours a day.

CriesuaID · Nov 27, 2016

When you are making wrong decisions it is always good to take a brief stop.

firstcrack · Nov 27, 2016

Dan Perkins said:
I have been playing online poker for over 10 years and the only time I did not play was when I was in the hospital. I play for 8 to twelve hours a day.

Holy Toledo... that is a lot of poker.

PoTRaZoR · Nov 27, 2016

Breaks are good for your game

Doing things other than playing poker will always keep the game fresh, and more fun to play . That is also when you will play your best ! :smile:

Erpherk · Nov 28, 2016

I feel if i play to much poker, i start raising with j2 and become angry.. so yes breaks are great for poker.. helps refresh your mind into making better choices and it becomes fun again.

iFishForFlush · Nov 28, 2016

If you feel yourself tilting or fading and you take a break it's for sure a great sign. Being self aware only means you're getting better at the game.

John A · Nov 28, 2016

ALWAYS take breaks. Especially if you're running bad.

Guiguero · Nov 28, 2016

Off course. If I a play too much in a week for example, the best is stop playing for a few days. I think about how to play, how to stay calm, how to analyze the opponents ... Then I return and play better, I feel revitalized and can choose better decisions.

Well, if you dont feel tired, you can continue playing and not stop, but if you feel that you need to have a break, take it, is good for your mind

Shakes · Nov 28, 2016

CriesuaID said:
When you are making wrong decisions it is always good to take a brief stop.

This is absolutely true, especially when you can analyze your hands and adjust. Also may be good to try different strategies.

TiReX · Nov 28, 2016

In poker as in any kind of activity needs to rest)of Course,after long days you need to take a pause in the game.Usually if I play 5 days in a row, then I rest at least 2-3 days.Anyway if you feel tired of the game(no matter how many days you play -you definitely need to rest)And then with new forces to play.

TryTo · Nov 28, 2016

Good, if it caused by your will or a little tiredness, not by bad streak or disconnect.

Padlington · Nov 28, 2016

having a break is not a bad idea if you have a run of bad cards after a couple of days away it may relax you and renew your confidence to try again

D3STR0Y3RaJ · Nov 28, 2016

Dan Perkins said:
I have been playing online poker for over 10 years and the only time I did not play was when I was in the hospital. I play for 8 to twelve hours a day.

Wow u are moster)How u seat 12 hours?Just not possible for me cuz i lost concentration after 3-4 hours

antonis32123 · Nov 28, 2016

Yes , I find it a very good idea to take a break a few days off from poker when you think/decide that you need it most , like when you're tired after many repeated long sessions , when playing tournaments , or when you are angry/tilted because of many losses on cash games , you're feeling exhausted and are making mistakes , or generally when you need to freshen your mind/head to feel better , or else you start playing more and more like it's an obligation and you don't enjoy it

Alex Sentsov · Nov 28, 2016

When there is a surfeit of game - you need to take a break. After the break is a better game.

heix24 · Nov 28, 2016

if the game starts pushing your nerve, its quite easy to make bad decision. small breake can bring you back to came

Diegol · Nov 28, 2016

A break is always good, at least in my case, it gives me more clarity and when i come back i get better results.

migesan · Nov 29, 2016

Of course it is a good break, everyone needs to rest or they will saturate and more will affect the further game (I'm an example) I hardly slept and quickly melted $ 900 for 2 weeks

roddypra · Nov 29, 2016

What you said has a great influence on the game itself. Sometimes we make bad decisions because we are tired or stressed. I have a lot of difficulty concentrating on tournaments that go from 4 hours and if I have tired then ... then I can not put the best of my game even in practice

roddypra · Nov 29, 2016

migesan said:
Of course it is a good break, everyone needs to rest or they will saturate and more will affect the further game (I'm an example) I hardly slept and quickly melted $ 900 for 2 weeks

how is it? Did you lose 900 dollars in 2 weeks? You have money to spend hein ahahahha. Here in Brazil 900 dollars today is winning the lottery hahahaha.

roddypra · Nov 29, 2016

antonis32123 said:
Yes , I find it a very good idea to take a break a few days off from poker when you think/decide that you need it most , like when you're tired after many repeated long sessions , when playing tournaments , or when you are angry/tilted because of many losses on cash games , you're feeling exhausted and are making mistakes , or generally when you need to freshen your mind/head to feel better , or else you start playing more and more like it's an obligation and you don't enjoy it

One of the things I see happening a lot is you bet with wrong hands. Sometimes a sequence of bad hands comes to you and if you are stressed, you will probably play with the next hand without caring, because you are already stressed. It happened a lot with me, for example, getting 20 hands in a row with bad cards coming in my hand, that's desperate hahaha

roddypra · Nov 29, 2016

And there is another one, I do not know if you have already noticed the league open school, there are a lot of people that are in the first places and when you go to see the history, they play 5 tournaments a day, where to have a good classification it is necessary to play 3 hours In this tournament. Have to be like zombie hahaha

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