There comes a time in every players game when he/she thinks, "it's time I folded the tent". When this point is reached, is it when your Loss Limit is reached, or some mathematical method based on the number of Buy Ins or BBs, or even a gut feeling that you are getting nowhere, or something else?
No need to wait until your bankroll runs out, or you get tired of poker. You need a reasonable approach to the game and the allocation of time for the game and other things.
You need to decide that for you poker is a hobby or job that gives you income.
In addition to the game, you need to devote time to study, and if you are wise to approach learning, you will play a plus.
You need to decide that for you poker is a hobby or job that gives you income.
In addition to the game, you need to devote time to study, and if you are wise to approach learning, you will play a plus.
The only 2 times you should quit is if you got other life priorities , which i guess is an obvious one or if you are not enjoying the game anymore 100% just cash out your account and head on your way. If you got no money just play freerolls and try to make some bank , you can enjoy poker still when your broke.
For those who play for hobby I think that there is no such moment, you are only there to have fun if you lose everything well now if you earn a few dollars or a few hundred dollars it will be very gratifying. Now for a professional he knows that he will have many bad moments in his career, the important thing is to study and persist, otherwise he will never leave the place even then the best is for!
rigor mortis said:
Your question is a bit ambiguous - some people answer when they (would) quit poker in general, some when they quit a game or a session ...
I think that quitting is, in general, the biggest challenge and the point where you can see whether you have a healthy approach or not - if you want to see it.
A friend of mine told me about the post of a professional poker player (I haven't looked it up, maybe it was even here?) just a couple of weeks ago who had an incredible run at en event (not in the tournament, but playing cash as I understood it) and came as far as having a plus of $900.000. Yet, he absolutely wanted the million and ended up being in red numbers of over -$200.000.
Quitting after winning might be the hardest thing. Afterwards you know what your highest win was and that you should have stopped there, but while your playing, your winning and losing all the time and you just don't know when the final decline starts.
So in this case I think that you have to countertrick your mind that keeps telling you you should win back what you just lost, and draw a red line - if this poker player had drawn it at $500.000 it would have felt like losing $400.000 in the situation but afterwards he would have realised that he won an incredible half million dollars!
I had thoughts to quit, but when I lost my bankroll, I continued to play and try to raise from 0, I just like the game of poker and it’s good when I win somewhere, many players need to learn to have patience in the game and learn how to manage a bankroll Did not lose your entire bankroll immediately after each win!
This is a really tough one in my eyes
If you are doin well and lots of BB in profit - you want to stay in the game and keep our edge
If you are stuck lots of BB then you want to stay and try and recoup
In Cash a games I will take 2-3 buy ins - if that goes then I’m gone - apart from that I don’t really have a quitting time
If you are doin well and lots of BB in profit - you want to stay in the game and keep our edge
If you are stuck lots of BB then you want to stay and try and recoup
In Cash a games I will take 2-3 buy ins - if that goes then I’m gone - apart from that I don’t really have a quitting time
If you are passionate about poker ... you should not consider stopping playing in any way ... you should only analyze what you are doing wrong ... read a little more or watch some videos that intrude you better ... and you have the necessary corrections to improve ..!
Only you can make that decision my friend, poker is very frustrating online your never sure if a clown is raising with junk and moving AI most hands until you call and get done over.
Freerolls are a waste of time and effort pennies for hours of work, I've set myself level 50 on 888 and that's it I'm playing the poker club games only and withdrawing my bankroll if anything left.
My next challenge is Coinpoker and Virtua Poker when lauched. learn a new shuffle system 🙂
Freerolls are a waste of time and effort pennies for hours of work, I've set myself level 50 on 888 and that's it I'm playing the poker club games only and withdrawing my bankroll if anything left.
My next challenge is Coinpoker and Virtua Poker when lauched. learn a new shuffle system 🙂
When you can't keep up with your life priorities , and neglect your family over the poker game or when you lose more then can afford and this leads to serious problems in your everyday life the are enough people that play/gamble money they don't have and put themselves in serious trouble.
Or sometimes you just have to know when to call it a day after you won .
Or sometimes you just have to know when to call it a day after you won .