When you're tired is the straight forward answer. But the problem is most people are not self aware enough to know when their become weary. So they need to pratice self awareness of when their playing their A game. I recomend the mental game of poker book.
For those who play professionally, I think you should stop playing when the fatigue caused by the game is affecting your game and hampering your decisions. Of course, even the recreational player can feel tired and stressed from the game if they play for hours on end.
to your answer, to my question I want 1. say? have you ever personally got tired of poker? you are tired to the point that you can't even look at the suit of the card! have you ever had a session in your life? which lasted for 12 hours in a row, more than 20. is this so, a small question?. I had a period in my life when. I've been playing poker for 13 to 15 hours a day for 9, maybe 12 months. just be. life situation. when I couldn't walk for long.Geyomobama said:
I was playing for a few years and it was geting to the point I was beating myself up over every decision, and the game was just making me mad. SO ive taken a year off from playing (if you look at my post history you will see that) and now Ive gotten the itch to play, I said Im gonna work on myself if I want to play this game. Im not gonna let beats beat me as a person anymore and If I start falling back into the bad patterns, I will quit again. I very much like playing this game but not at the expense of my health or enjoyment of life.
so basically you know when you need to break,
so basically you know when you need to break,
Don't stop completely. Theory is important but practice is king. The late polish the first.
But moderation is the cure for many things, including poker.
Listen tou yourself and you'll find out when to stop or take a break.
All the best!🙂
But moderation is the cure for many things, including poker.
Listen tou yourself and you'll find out when to stop or take a break.
All the best!🙂
I believe a couple of week would be nice, but could be more, like a month o so, until you have the will to return (again listen to yourself). Whatever break extends, you won't forget what you'd already learned.poliaris747 said:
I believe you must adjust breaks in order to avoid getting tilted.
The reason I play poker or do anything in general is because I enjoy it, if at some point I feel burnt out or not enjoying it as before, then there's no reason to keep doing it and it's better to take a break, one day, a week, depends.
In poker, given it's nature and variance, it does feel bad when you get bad beats over and over again, but if you took the right decision, then you should be okay with the result as it's part of the game.
The reason I play poker or do anything in general is because I enjoy it, if at some point I feel burnt out or not enjoying it as before, then there's no reason to keep doing it and it's better to take a break, one day, a week, depends.
In poker, given it's nature and variance, it does feel bad when you get bad beats over and over again, but if you took the right decision, then you should be okay with the result as it's part of the game.
ZenGreen said:
Man I dont know, I love poker but maybe it isnt for me, Had a bad session the other day, and I was pissed off, havent played in 4 days havent been stressed at all. I dunno, this sucks. I want to play, dont want the shit to be total baggage though
