Playing Tired

kidrock1211 · Mar 21, 2020

Every poker player has played past there body's limit. What I was wondering from you more experienced players has it cost you money playing tired! Have you made huge mistakes! Or have you learned to deal with playing tired?

I have played like a zombie before and it seems to cost me every time!

COMIRRR · Mar 21, 2020

When you are tired you do not make the best decisions and this happens in all activities, not only in poker. That happens to me because I play in the evening. After a few hours of playing poker in the tournament, fatigue appears and I can not concentrate.

ritz_avalanche · Mar 21, 2020

In heads up I make better decisions when I am tired ..but in multi tables my performance drops substantially

podoloboq · Mar 21, 2020

I, too, when I play at the table, get tired a little)) warm feet and hands help me to continue the game:lollypop:

kosorez1980 · Mar 21, 2020

If you play a lot of time in a tired state, then you should not, it is better to relax. Loss of concentration leads to a loss of money. I wish you good luck !!!

DS3 · Mar 21, 2020

A while ago I started a thread about length of playing sessions. In part because of the fact I had listened to Olivier Busquets relate on a podcast he now limited playing sessions to three hours to maintain his a game.

It then occurred to me how my game could suffer due to tiredness.

I then posted on the matter and was surprised (pleasantly) to find those who responded generally did not like playing for more than a few hours also. There are times when we have no option but to play longer (running deep in an MTT) but I think it is always a good thing to remain vigilant as to how tired you really are and for how long you can maintain your 'A game'.

A fox 666 · Mar 21, 2020

Fatigue and poker things are incompatible! Fatigue and lack of sleep affect concentration.

Igor Popadyk · Mar 21, 2020

I agree, if you do not just press the keys, think and analyze, poker takes a lot of energy, you need a professional approach

tauri103 · Mar 21, 2020

I never play when I'm too tired. I know that I could not stay efficient for a whole game. I absolutely have to be fit and motivated to play my A game. otherwise and if I really want to bet. I play roulette or sports betting.

teebahnoo · Mar 21, 2020

I have a day job so I’m often tired when I play and I also make tons of mistakes and getting tilted quite often. I read about inchworm learning and so I try to use these moments mostly for practice

MrAlabama · Mar 21, 2020

ritz_avalanche said:
In heads up I make better decisions when I am tired ..but in multi tables my performance drops substantially

that is interesting

like most people my performance drops considerably

darthjewel · Mar 21, 2020

When I started playing over a year ago, I made several rules, one of them is to play everyday.
Of course I may be travelling , out of internet or similar, otherwise there is no excuse of not playing tonight.
It is similar to the situation of a student, who knows that the exam is scheduled for tomorrow and it WILL take the place tomorrow anyway, regardless if you are tired, bored or tilted.
So I would play even being tired but choose the low risk game like a freeroll, or a time limited game.

stylebender72 · Mar 21, 2020

playing when you re tired is a bad idea

Evan Jarvis · Mar 21, 2020

kidrock1211 said:
Every poker player has played past there body's limit. What I was wondering from you more experienced players has it cost you money playing tired! Have you made huge mistakes! Or have you learned to deal with playing tired?
I have played like a zombie before and it seems to cost me every time!

Most of my biggest losses (like 90% of them) came when I was
a) playing tired
b) playing under the influence
c) both of the above

I definitely know how to play tired better than many other players (experience helps) but that doesn't mean I choose to do it. These days the only times I will play tired is when it is a tournament and I am forced to.

If I'm playing a cash game I will always quit when I'm tired. Even if the game is incredible, I know that in the long run nothing is more important than my health, and a good night sleep is the best way to stay on top of that.

There's no rush to get the money in the short run (or to get even which is often people's challenge). I look at my poker sessions as all part of one long session, and every decision counts, INCLUDING WHEN TO QUIT!

Alex Sentsov · Mar 21, 2020

Take a break...The game should be fun...

Kielnia · Mar 21, 2020

I have no chance when i play tired. I risk too much.

Sergei 9417 · Mar 22, 2020

Hello! If you feel tired, but you want to play, then you should not go to tournaments, sit at the cash table, you can leave at any time, I do this

Newzooozooo · Mar 22, 2020

Hi.
I usually play no more than 3 hours in a row, so I do not have time to get tired. But if I feel tired, I stop playing and just go to rest.
Good luck.

mtmigmike · Mar 22, 2020

Tired it’s better not to play poker, you don’t have the strength to make the right decisions and you lose money, it’s better to relax, and then continue to play.

fa1920 · Mar 22, 2020

Playing tired is just something for professionals, who have established certain play (work) schedules and have to comply with them. Being professionals, their game when tired is almost robotic, automatic. But a player like me being tired if I can throw enough $, and I already have.

ssory83 · Mar 22, 2020

Many times I made the mistake of playing tired. I have come to the conclusion that it is a bad decision. If you do not feel well, do not play friends. It's a tip.

beldin2010 · Mar 22, 2020

I think it is better not to play tired. Bad decisions, loosing focus and missing signs during game. Stay away form the game if you are tired. Well if the game lasting too long than you are forced to play it tired.

zlajazlaja2 · Mar 22, 2020

I do not recommend playing when you are tired ...

you lose concentration, you play worse, and it automatically affects your budget because you are likely to lose ... and I happen to play tired several times, and normally, losing every time

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neptun1914 · Mar 23, 2020

I have done that and never got any success in such state. Fortunately i have enough discipline to play only freerolls when i am tired so i also did not loose any money but at the end playing tired is something i try to avoid now.

Fernet · Apr 5, 2020

tired poker?

The truth is that it is not the best, unless you are at a table where you have an advantage and it is convenient to continue playing, as long as you have the level to do it. if you lower the level it is advisable to finish the game there and follow it later. in poker you have to take advantage and make the most of your skills, if you are not optimal for that, it is better not to play

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