Do you take a vacation from poker?

Leandro Moecke · Dec 15, 2025

In this final stretch of the year do you usually take a vacation and stop playing, or do you continue normally?

veryluckyfish7k · Dec 15, 2025

i usually play normally, if i need some time off from poker grind i just do it anytime time in the year.

lyki67 · Dec 15, 2025

Ooo yes...I do that. And I need it. Sometimes is all that to much and I need one week or two to charge new energy.

eberetta1 · Dec 15, 2025

I have been going downhill as far as my poker career has been going. I am fortunate to get 2 games of poker a week in as the concentration is no longer there. Driving is the same way, can't drive as far as I used to.

Margo17 · Dec 15, 2025

I think only those who take the game more seriously, like professionals, take vacations. In my case, as a recreational poker player, there's no such thing as a vacation from poker.

chicbulls2 · Dec 15, 2025

you have to do it, everybody needs a break

roberto51 · Dec 15, 2025

I play almost every day, for over 20 years now. At first, I played relentlessly. Now, for a long time, I've had a well-organized poker schedule, with breaks due to unexpected events or work.

anasslaaleg · Dec 15, 2025

Even when the cards are away, the mindset stays. Every break is just a reset sharpening focus, recharging discipline, and coming back smarter. Poker doesn’t stop… it just waits for the next hand.

bremp555 · Dec 15, 2025

BTW, what's vacation?

austral · Dec 16, 2025

I don’t stop completely, but I do tend to slow down during this final stretch of the year.

hardongear · Dec 16, 2025

Currently on a bit of vacation from poker so far in 2025 as so far I've played the lowest amount of hands and MTT's in 2025 that I've ever played in 20+ years of playing. Hopefully Christmas and 2026 get's me back playing a lot more. Been playing mainly 6 max cash the little I have played the last couple of months. Normally only play full-ring.

Cheers!!!

Stringy · Dec 16, 2025

some times i play less or don't play at all mainly depends on how busy i am though

moraeskvmi · Dec 16, 2025

I take a week off before Christmas and only come back after the New Year.

john_entony · Dec 16, 2025

I only take a break from poker for a few hours from December 31 to January 1, as I celebrate New Year's Eve. During the rest of the year, I always play poker tournaments. But I promised myself that I would take a two-week break from poker and fly to Amsterdam when the war in Ukraine ends, if I survive, of course.

dangbaonguyen93 · Dec 16, 2025

I didn't intend to.

Omar.Imrane · Dec 16, 2025

everything depends on what you “earn”! 😎 If the profits are sweeter than morning coffee, I keep playing. But if losses start ruining the mood, I take a break and leave poker for a while until luck returns. Everything depends on what you “earn” yourself!

dompoker · Dec 17, 2025

I'm not really going to take vacations, as long as I have time, I'll continue to play normally.

Dougana · Dec 17, 2025

No, this month (December) the poker sites do a lot of giveaways, maybe in January I may take a break.

Happy Bobi · Dec 17, 2025

I continue to play as usual. Unfortunately, I rarely play on weekdays, so the main time I can devote to the game is either on weekends or holidays or during vacations.

puzzlefish · Dec 18, 2025

I take a vacation to play poker

TheniT · Dec 18, 2025

I usually play, just one or two days to celebrate, and then I go back to the tables.

888NOX888 · Dec 18, 2025

I've been resting more lately than playing poker.

VNagy333 · Dec 18, 2025

You have to because you can't concentrate.

Mantinhoo · Dec 18, 2025

I usually keep playing normally, but I always take a break during the Christmas period.
That time is for family, disconnecting from poker, clearing my head, and fully recharging before getting back to the grind.

fernandofcp · Dec 18, 2025

I don't usually stop playing poker, mainly because I play for fun and I'm not a professional. A break is for disconnecting from work or work-related activities, which doesn't apply to me since I play to have fun and win money.

Do you take a vacation from poker?

Leandro Moecke

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austral

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Stringy

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