When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

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HAMC81 said:
Anytime you feel angry, stressed, pressure, tired or bored, quit the tables and take a rest

Any of those sensations will, more often than not, affect your game for the worst.


Thanks for the great advice - I did it! Tilt is very dangerous - I know him very well.:top:
 
kristersb123 said:
When you are tired, bored a lot. When you are angry and depressed, that will cause you to lose money. You can probably take a break if you lost a lot, after some thinking and relaxing you can get back all money, not if you instantly try to get it back.


Lost not so much, but the hardest long streak of bad luck!
 
Feeling much tired recent months, want to play as usual, but cannot do it like in the past - until 2:00 - 3:00 in the evening and wake up after that to work at 7:00 ...

Even with such long holiday now, I am still facing this - played FT last night in CC Freeroll, so much strong players now in FRC Club - hard to compete, hard to win! Wanted to play more today, as I am free. Started with double tabling STT's, and felt like I am done for today after the first 45 minutes ... Maybe too much concentration, maybe because I did not managed to win HU's in both tourneys, I do not know??? But I feel tired, and need a rest!

Do not play tired :top:
 

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Excitement takes its toll. especially when luck is on your side. do not think about fatigue
 
There are days when poker just doesn't go the way you want it and that is alot of days, if you feel any wrong emotions ( depressed, sad, and tired). I would take a break from poker for a week or so.
 
Somewhat like you, I had a job that would be a normal 8-9 hours, but the exhaustion from it made it seem like 15 hours of tiredness a day. Working something else now, with less pay, but allows me to focus better when playing.
 
I think you should just step back and take breaks and study what mistakes you're making. Trial and error and practice will only make you successful in any endeavor. You probably should take like a year off.
 
djsviga said:
I Think the answer for this question has to do with two main things, your mental aspect and your bankroll, you dont want to be playing poker if you cannot afford doing it so and keep borrowing money, bills are late etc etc, and you have to be mentally (and physically) felling pretty good about it to play your A game. GL!
It happens that you are ready to play as much as possible but the cards do not add up to the desired combination for you! But everything comes to the opponent to win over you.
 
I take a break from playing when I only think about the hands I lose and not the hands that I won. Once it gets to that point I take a week or 2 off of everything including study.
 
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A better question should be

When is a good time to play?
If you need to take breaks from the game maybe it's because you're playing too much or beyond your means

Poker is stressful and tiresome, if you're already stressed for one reason or another maybe you shouldn't play that day if you can't stay away from the game no matter what, maybe you have a problem
 
Breaks are needed to stay fresh and concentrated. Even 1-2 minute breaks every hour can be a great way to quickly fill up the much needed vitality and energy.
If you play poker for a long time without rest, then sooner or later there will come a time when you are exhausted both morally and physically. Do not bring yourself to such a situation! Otherwise, your health will not forgive you for this and you just simply have to take a forced break for more than a week.
This is especially true when playing heads-up.
 
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when I understand that because of the defeat, everything infuriates me and I am more to lose, and from this I am even more nervous, it turns out a vicious circle. then you urgently need someone to drag you away from the game)))):icon_boun:icon_boun:icon_boun
 
Short break. I take short breaks when I'm hungry or getting tired and go for a stroll to stretch my legs, brush my teeth or wash my face to freshen up. That usually makes me feel better or grab some coffee or a beverage.

Long break or quit for day. Anytime I start to feel upset over results I know its time to quit playing for that day. Tilt will make you do some things that will bleed your bankroll/stacks.

It is good to have normal breaks during your grind session and even throughout the week have days where you don't play or do anything related to poker that day will help clear your mind.
 
Hello! I can say one thing when you're playing a hand for distribution, you will not develop it's probably the best time to take a break:bandit:
 
Relax and chill

Definitely when you get tilt...😤😤 when you softer a big bad beat in a big pot or continues bad beads you need a break time, be anger playing poker makes you do mistake and people in the table will get the benefit of your tilf so the best thing to do is get out of the game and relax.
 
When I begin to make mistakes as a beginner after several hours of play, it's time to rest and do something else.
 
you need to take a break when every thing you do goes wrong.when luck is not with you and you fell frustrated.
 
valanddon said:
you need to take a break when every thing you do goes wrong.when luck is not with you and you fell frustrated.
Well, I took a break today and will try to enter the game. But honestly, I feel that early to start the game, there is no sense of joy about the upcoming game ! But let's see how lady luck will treat me right!😕
 
ANATOLII1981 said:
when I understand that because of the defeat, everything infuriates me and I am more to lose, and from this I am even more nervous, it turns out a vicious circle. then you urgently need someone to drag you away from the game)))):icon_boun:icon_boun:icon_boun
Yes I am familiar with the tilt! Many times I have encountered this scourge, but still unable to cope with it, but I talking about fatigue from playing poker! How long will this condition last ? 😎
 
When my attention to detail begins to fade...

I find myself oftentimes at the of long sessions becoming lazy in how I assess hands and the other players in the hands. When I can catch myself doing this, I like to walk away/take a 30-45 minute break to clear my head and determine whether I want to continue playing or call it quits for the day. Poker nowadays just isn't a game (if played at a high level) that you can, for lack of better words, half-a**. In order to maintain optimal results, you must remain 100% focused. Since a lot of the time winning and losing is determined by who makes more mistakes. Your focus and attention need to be at peak performance 24/7 otherwise frequent downswings are become your new best friend. And with a friend like that...Who needs enemies!?
 
When it tells me the 5 min break has started,

its then a mad rush for toilet and refreshments 😱
 
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Future_Pr00F said:
When it tells me the 5 min break has started,

its then a mad rush for toilet and refreshments 😱

LMFAO!!! This was my mantra for years, hee-hee. For the past couple of years I play every other day, just to keep it fresh and hold up my agreement w/the wife. It's been a good balancing act and for the better, I might add. Playing live on the weekends keeps it interesting as well. 😛cguru:
 
study more the game is do not give up only win in poker who is persistent
 
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