When you are playing to play and you are not giving your best, it is surely time to take a break ... When things happen that you cannot control and have nothing to do with poker but affect you emotionally, surely it is time to rest. Even after getting a big prize you can also take a break. The best thing is that you find out for yourself when that moment is.
poker breaks
never let a situation compromise you learn when to take a break every now an then, bad beats happen bad runs happen losing streak happens it has happened to me several times over the years ive learnt when to stop and when to continue, when to realise am on tilt
HAMC81 said:
never let a situation compromise you learn when to take a break every now an then, bad beats happen bad runs happen losing streak happens it has happened to me several times over the years ive learnt when to stop and when to continue, when to realise am on tilt
You know it is time to take a break when: you finish 1 OTM twice
You know it is time to take a break when: you finish 1 OTM (26th, when 27 is ITM) followed by another MTT, 1 OTM (126th when 127 is ITM).
Will take a break, not to analyze, I played it right; mixed the play, random, situational. Bad random luck at wrong times.
The break is more to increase my chances, mentally; tapping into my inner "I'm due..."
You know it is time to take a break when: you finish 1 OTM (26th, when 27 is ITM) followed by another MTT, 1 OTM (126th when 127 is ITM).
Will take a break, not to analyze, I played it right; mixed the play, random, situational. Bad random luck at wrong times.
The break is more to increase my chances, mentally; tapping into my inner "I'm due..."
When you start to lose a lot of money, when you don’t understand why you are playing, when your game starts to change, when you enter big limits out of spite, when you’re BORED, when you’re tired, when you’re not in the mood, when you want to eat, in toilet, wash. That is, when your spiritual or biological needs have not been met!):driver:
Once you feel you have had enough of the bad beats and suck outs from other players,
One piece of good advice I received recently is never go into a game thinking I don't want to lose! If you do, you have lost already. If you do not want to lose don't play!
It's that simple, you cannot lose if you don't play!
You should be going into a game with the correct attitude and think to yourself,
I WANT TO WIN!
It sounds simple but going into a game with the correct mindset helps you to avoid losing and lets you play more aggressive and looser, playing hands that should be played rather than folding hands you would otherwise miss.
Yes! you do lose occasionally but from my experience it is always from a bad beat or a lucky suck out, and if you can understand why you lost, you will learn from those mistakes.
One piece of good advice I received recently is never go into a game thinking I don't want to lose! If you do, you have lost already. If you do not want to lose don't play!
It's that simple, you cannot lose if you don't play!
You should be going into a game with the correct attitude and think to yourself,
I WANT TO WIN!
It sounds simple but going into a game with the correct mindset helps you to avoid losing and lets you play more aggressive and looser, playing hands that should be played rather than folding hands you would otherwise miss.
Yes! you do lose occasionally but from my experience it is always from a bad beat or a lucky suck out, and if you can understand why you lost, you will learn from those mistakes.
When you have a bad day, week or month, a break from playing poker is necessary. But this break will be to review and analyze your way of playing and what you were doing to win that you are not doing now. It is a time of review and reflection.:drunken_spoliaris747 said:
If this is online poker, then as soon as the program does not give out normal cards for winning many times, these are cards on hand and on the table as a whole, and there is also such an observation that the cards that were needed in the last hand appear in the next or cards that were on the table, end up in the next hand that you hold in your hands, I think I clearly shared my experience, but in general online and live poker have differences such as sky and water:icon_smur😱
I think it is all up to the person. How well you can control your mental state and manage your bankroll.
I personally play micos and freerolls (until I feel im on a good run) which I could afford to lose all day without it hurting my bankroll in turn also does not tilt me when I lose.
I lose so much online a lot of times at river with sets, trips, straights, ect, ect. If I played at stakes that really mattered or let these get to me I wouldn't be able to play.
Not long ago at all this was not the case I would come on here raging. But decided I either needed to learn how to let this go and turn these situations into learning experiences or stop playing. I will admit after several losses in a row with hands very few could lay down it will still get to me.
So I watch a movie, play chess or maybe an rpg game. Play again whenever those games are out of my thoughts. I think a real good poker player should be able to play in any situation because you never know what might happen right before a big tournament you have been planning on playing for days.
Learn how to clear your mind and see nothing but the cards in front of you. I find it helps me to play several games at once or maybe play chess while im playing poker that way I get less emotionaly involved in a single game.
I personally play micos and freerolls (until I feel im on a good run) which I could afford to lose all day without it hurting my bankroll in turn also does not tilt me when I lose.
I lose so much online a lot of times at river with sets, trips, straights, ect, ect. If I played at stakes that really mattered or let these get to me I wouldn't be able to play.
Not long ago at all this was not the case I would come on here raging. But decided I either needed to learn how to let this go and turn these situations into learning experiences or stop playing. I will admit after several losses in a row with hands very few could lay down it will still get to me.
So I watch a movie, play chess or maybe an rpg game. Play again whenever those games are out of my thoughts. I think a real good poker player should be able to play in any situation because you never know what might happen right before a big tournament you have been planning on playing for days.
Learn how to clear your mind and see nothing but the cards in front of you. I find it helps me to play several games at once or maybe play chess while im playing poker that way I get less emotionaly involved in a single game.
Be careful you don't want to start making to much sense around here. I learned while back good observations are not appreciated. If the cards are doing these noticible abnormalities you can still play just fold almost everything and try to win with position plays to last through early rounds and a lot of times you will get hot late. However some times no matter what you do it's just not gonna happen.novikov78rus said:
