What do you do when you are unmotivated to play

mssmotilda · Aug 28, 2022

mervin88 said:
you have to stop playing, why play if you are not enjoying the game

I agree, and you win mostly only when you enjoy the game.

WrongUsername · Aug 28, 2022

i watch tv shows better call saul, friends, seinfeld or some sports football, nba, etc. When u don´t want play just don´t.

INISHTE · Aug 29, 2022

I start doing something else, reading maybe, sometimes the continuous Bad Beats tire me, but hey, it'll be better the next day ☺️

Gallarado777 · Aug 29, 2022

I enter the tournament, do all-in and leave the tournament

messats · Aug 29, 2022

tbh i think we all feel like that at times, i am always having bad streaks so its time i re analyzed my game play at review my last 150 hands

Pindiez · Aug 29, 2022

When Im unmotivated I stop playing. Poker is my hobby and I like enjoy it. If I am unmotivated I make other things 🙂

Sorry for my english 😬

reraee1 · Aug 29, 2022

I'm just taking a break

heguli82 · Aug 29, 2022

Doing other stuff, outdoor activities with family or go out with friends,etc. Of course have to do some small bets or quick poker, just to keep that little gamblers flame burning inside of me, cant never turn it off completely.

fernandofcp · Aug 29, 2022

When I'm not motivated to play, I don't play. For me, this decision making is very simple. Playing unmotivated is on the verge of failure and losing money.

PauPau · Aug 29, 2022

Play on-line PC games with friends or watch movies.

infonazar · Aug 29, 2022

I always have motivation for poker. But if I'm in a bad mood, I don't play. Sometimes it's better to just rest.

christovam · Aug 29, 2022

I play video game

mervin88 said:
you have to stop playing, why play if you are not enjoying the game

But there are days when we can and can let tilt take care of us

MattRyder · Aug 29, 2022

It happened to me just yesterday. I was playing a deep stack PLO tournament when my wife came and asked me to do something that would take me away from the game for at least an hour. I couldn’t take that long a “break” with my stack size so I decided to play for broke on my current hand (just being dealt). There was still over an hour late registration remaining.

Much to my surprise as I opened and 4-bet the hand into all-in territory three other (otherwise limpy, nitty, stodgy) players decided to go along. I couldn’t believe it when all the hands were opened up. Nobody had a clearly stronger hand than the others.

I really had no idea how easily seemingly serious players can be manipulated to throw their entire stacks in the middle. This was a real money tournament not a freeroll. I’ll file this away for next time when I do have a particularly strong hand with over an hour left in late reg. It felt great! And, an excellent way to quadruple your stack.

Newmy12345 · Aug 29, 2022

I would take a break for sure, do sonething that would take my mind of the game completely. We are not robots we need sleep rest , mind clearing

thwenth1983 · Aug 29, 2022

Good night everyone, there's no way I just stop playing and come back the next day. What makes me unmotivated is when I take bad bets in a row, if this happens at the beginning of the grind, it's very likely that I'll stop registering. I play poker since 2018 and I can't get used to bad bets in a row, even though I know it's normal and part of the probability of the game. Apart from that, nothing else discourages me to play and if I'm playing and having good results in a row, then I'm very motivated to continue I'm playing cash game at GGpoker, and I'm very motivated because it's the least difficult site to increase your bankroll, it has a much higher rake back than pokerstars and when you take a bad bet or play a very strong game, you win chips to play GGcare, which is an automatic All-in Mtt and distributes $100,000 every day, I play at the micros and have already won more than $160 dollars in these Mtts alone, in addition to winning with the leaderboard and winning in the game, that makes me very happy motivated.

Mihail Grinvich · Sep 26, 2022

If I play without motivation, I immediately lose in all registered tournaments, if I played for funds, I get 0. If I do not play, I usually do useful household chores, fishing or watch interesting films.

Comboss599 · Sep 26, 2022

I just don't play. I play poker everyday but sometimes it's good to stop for couple of days. Poker is hobby for me but sometimes i just feel it's not my day for playing poker.

moularaki · Sep 26, 2022

I know i'm tired of playing when my concentration is not at its best

lalinha · Sep 27, 2022

Give thanks to God! because I can stop for a while, poker is too addictive, I take a break and do other things, when I come back I feel like I come back playing better and mentally more confident.

iwont20 · Sep 27, 2022

I think it's very important to watch and follow your psychological health and emotional condition overall, and how it's changing due to poker. It's preferable to have some warming-up routine before sessions, where one of the steps will be an evaluation of the current psychological state the player is in. Whether you're ready to play or not, whether you're motivated, rested, prepared, what's going on in your mind and whether it's ready to be thinking strictly about poker for a while. This will help to not get into a session unprepared and unmotivated, when you're bored or unenthusiastic.

If we're talking about poker in general, well, just don't play if you're unmotivated. But being unmotivated for prolonged periods of time may be caused by unbalanced approach to playing poker, high expectations and also it can be a form of tilt.

steve01991 · Sep 27, 2022

when i get unmotivated, its usually because i have played too much. So i take a mini break of a day or two and come back rejuvenated!

BrunoFabri01 · Sep 27, 2022

To go a few days without playing, it always solves...

gena31 · Sep 27, 2022

I can rest a little, although I do not get tired of the game, there are times when the map does not work, and in order not to fall into depression, you need to be distracted, do something else

efranto2286 · Sep 27, 2022

Hello I just don't play so I don't take risks and be thinking about something else while I play

mateuszjason · Sep 28, 2022

Simply i stopping to game. Having a rest, and couple days dont think and talk about poker. After break then i watch some videos on twitch or youtube. Im watching a good players with high winnig ROI, and payers from my stakes micro and low. Im making a mind set, putting every in my head in right way. And try one more time with possitive thinking and mindset like king

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