When to stop?

villa1306 · Oct 14, 2025

Lately I've been thinking about something that doesn't get talked about as much as technical strategy: the time to close the session.
I'm not just talking about inclination or defeats, but also about victories. Sometimes we keep playing for adrenaline, and what used to be a good session ends in disaster. How and when do they decide when it's time to end the day, in any case, a defeat or a victory?

LiviuRo123 · Oct 14, 2025

I usually stop when I feel tired, distracted, or start making emotional decisions. It's better to end a session early than to keep playing while tilted - quality matters more than hours played.

villa1306 · Oct 14, 2025

Yes, I understand, although sometimes I don't know impulses or the same greed doesn't let me, I want to continue doubling what I already have. These days they lowered almost half of what I had. I had pocket aces. I shut up, really bad because I had been saying for a while that it was the last one and I got confident with a pair of aces and they tied me with the queens.

dreamer13 · Oct 14, 2025

In poker, you should stop when you reach a predetermined loss limit, win limit, or time limit. These rules help you maintain control over your emotions and bankroll, avoiding losing sessions. You should also quit if you become tired or start making rash decisions.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

If you're right, I think I need to mature that part because I'm mostly dominated by impulses and I don't even respect what I've set out to do.

gardenwall · Oct 15, 2025

Good morning,
you should stop poker sessions when your concentration wanes, you become emotionally compromised, or you exceed personal loss limits. Key signs include increased errors, emotional or physical fatigue, a decline in your perceived skill level, or when the game becomes less profitable. It's often better to quit when feeling mentally or physically tired, or when a game no longer favors you, even if you are still winning money.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

Natox said:
Buen día,
Debes dejar de jugar al póker cuando tu concentración disminuya, te sientas emocionalmente comprometido o superes tus límites de pérdidas. Las señales clave incluyen un aumento de errores, fatiga emocional o física, una disminución en tu nivel de habilidad percibido o cuando el juego se vuelva menos rentable. A menudo es mejor dejarlo cuando te sientes mental o físicamente cansado, o cuando un juego ya no te favorece, incluso si sigues ganando dinero.

Ok, I understand, I'll take it into account, but maybe it's because I don't have much time to play, I rarely want to stop, when I realize it's because it's late haha

TheniT · Oct 15, 2025

Know when to close a session by setting clear goals and emotional boundaries in advance—so you stop from a place of control, not momentum.

Iryna Stryzheuskaya · Oct 15, 2025

When emotions are affecting your play, it's best to end the session. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

TheniT said:
Sepa cuándo cerrar una sesión estableciendo objetivos claros y límites emocionales de antemano, de modo que pueda detenerse desde un lugar de control, no de impulso.

Ah, oh ok I understand, thank you very much for all the advice. Seriously, sometimes I don't know why it's so hard for me to log out. Sometimes I do it and a few minutes go by and I come back the same way.

Uncloggie · Oct 15, 2025

I wish I had time for poker.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

Uncloggie said:
Desearía tener tiempo para jugar al póquer.

Don't you have any time left? What do you do? I don't think you can find even two hours of your time to play.

phuchoidey1 · Oct 15, 2025

When you dont have money and have to work 😂

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

phuchoidey1 said:
When you dont have money and have to work 😂

Haha yes of course in that case it is inevitable but if you are winning

Mag_P1e · Oct 15, 2025

For me, the "stop valve" is my back. I think the optimal time to stop is when it becomes difficult to consistently match my "B" game.

s0ftdumps · Oct 15, 2025

stop when you're losing! but in all seriousness, when your concentration fades and the table is strong. sucks in a MTT situation tho ... you're stuck.

Peteski84 · Oct 15, 2025

When its not feeling fun or it feels draining. Stop.

Toruk Makto · Oct 15, 2025

When your psycho isn't cool.

claitonjr · Oct 15, 2025

When fatigue sets in and the mind is no longer in a good place

rhoudini · Oct 15, 2025

One thing that’s helped me a ton is setting session goals that are not money-related. For example: I’ll play solidly for 90 minutes and focus on not misplaying marginal hands. Once I feel I’ve done that, I wrap it up — winning or losing. Keeps me from overstaying when I’m running hot and getting overconfident, which used to burn me a lot 😅.

Of course, it is only possible for short forms of poker like cash games or sit and gos.

gus_eva · Oct 15, 2025

You should re-emphasize what affects you and close the section and study the topic in depth calmly.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

rhoudini said:
Algo que me ha ayudado muchísimo es fijarme objetivos de sesión que no estén relacionados con el dinero. Por ejemplo: Juego con solidez durante 90 minutos y me concentro en no jugar mal las manos marginales. Una vez que siento que lo he logrado, doy por terminada la partida, gane o pierda. Esto me impide quedarme demasiado tiempo cuando estoy en racha y me confío demasiado, lo que antes me quemaba mucho 😅.

Por supuesto, esto sólo es posible para modalidades cortas de póquer, como partidas en efectivo o torneos Sit and Go.

Yes, it's true that sometimes with enough time it's difficult to say that's enough. When you're winning, I think that I can't waste the streak and when I'm losing, I think that the time has to come to recover. The mind always betrays me.

villa1306 · Oct 15, 2025

gus_eva said:
Debes volver a enfatizar lo que te afecta y cerrar el apartado y estudiar el tema a profundidad con calma.

That's what affects me the most, you know, honestly, not knowing how to say, enough is over... like I said in the other comment, when I'm winning I think that I can't stop the streak and when I'm losing I feel like I have to recover what I already had.

chicbulls2 · Oct 15, 2025

Nobody knows when to stop

puzzlefish · Oct 15, 2025

When the fun stops..

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