If you want to play during the maximum traffic, then I would advise you to play during the evening European time. This is the best time to play. So my second answer for the best time to play poker is the weekend. Seriously, the game here is going to be very different from everyday play. The dumbest thing you can do is sit down at the tables on a Monday or Tuesday and expect the action to kick in. And another trend I've noticed is that the game gets much better around the holidays, especially around Christmas and New Year's Eve. What is the best time to play poker is something people argue about all the time. The truth is that this time will affect your poker success, but not in a drastic way.