Taking a break from poker.

HathelFoster · Feb 11, 2020

amniasti said:
hello
yes definitely when i really get tired of playing and i need to rest at this break i drink a cigarette sometimes and have a hot coffee quickly relax a bit and then start playing again:elefant::elefant:

For me, those are a must while I'm playing! haha

To answer the original posters question, they are for sure necessary. My breaks are usually a couple days, everybody gets fatigue and thats when you start losing.

TheChosenDragon · Feb 11, 2020

Taking a break always pays off.
If you are playing for too long and day by day dealing with bad beats, you start to play differently and most of the time that's a more bad play than your normal play.
So you get even more beats, more frustration and there you go downwards a negative spiral.
Only way to get out is taking a break or a good alternative is staying away from the paying games and only play freerolls as you then have no money to lose and when you get beating, you at least didn't lose money and you won't get frustration.

At least, that's how I look to it.

franken222 · Sep 21, 2020

It's like anything else:

There are many reason why taking a break would be good:

1. You can overload on it, and have it consume your life.

2.. You can go on a bad streak, and taking a break, instead of trying to recover your losses, could be your best remedy.

3. If you're playing as a pro/semi-pro, you should treat it like a job, and give yourself a vacation.

4. Save your marriage.

5. + any other reasons that are particular to you.

MauroMMMM · Sep 21, 2020

One must rest if one wants to have any chance of moving forward. Distract yourself for a while with something else, go for a walk. You can't have the concentration you need without the breaks your mind needs ... Especially in those long and slow tournaments ...