Do you take days off from poker every week or do you play everyday?
I play whenever I get the chance. And I take time off when I don't have it. lololol
But seriously, I'm trying to avoid playing when I don't have quality time. It's exhausting. My biggest problem is that my quality time is at the end of the night. And when it's the end of the night here in Brazil, the tournaments I like to play are no longer available. I enjoyed playing ACR's CardsChat. It was a good time for me here. But now it doesn't even have that anymore and the tournaments paid when I can are already at the end of the late registration and I don't think it's a good pay to get into this situation.
But seriously, I'm trying to avoid playing when I don't have quality time. It's exhausting. My biggest problem is that my quality time is at the end of the night. And when it's the end of the night here in Brazil, the tournaments I like to play are no longer available. I enjoyed playing ACR's CardsChat. It was a good time for me here. But now it doesn't even have that anymore and the tournaments paid when I can are already at the end of the late registration and I don't think it's a good pay to get into this situation.
Now I don't have the question of when to take a day off from playing poker.
Many poker rooms made this choice for me and gave me an extended vacation, and I also had to pay for this vacation with a frozen bankroll.
But now I understand that, unlike what happened with Full Tilt, this is a normal practice not only for private sites, but also for some countries.
Many poker rooms made this choice for me and gave me an extended vacation, and I also had to pay for this vacation with a frozen bankroll.
But now I understand that, unlike what happened with Full Tilt, this is a normal practice not only for private sites, but also for some countries.
I haven't been playing long but I find it's good to have the odd day off here and there. I do this with all my hobbies. Due to my character I tend to go 'all-in' so to speak with my hobbies/interests, so it can get quite intense. I understand there are people who play 7-8 hours a day, every day, but for me this game is a hobby first and foremost. I would say moderation is key. If you are used to playing for an hour or 2 each day and then go on a streak of playing 6 hour days it will be quite usual to feel like you've lost interest and want nothing to do with it for a short while. I've taken up hobbies in the past where I felt like I had to force myself to do them and realised this, and consequently dropped them. Not with poker. 
Funnily enough all I had to do was copy and paste my response here from my first forum post!
Funnily enough all I had to do was copy and paste my response here from my first forum post!
