When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

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You should take a break if you are on a steady losing streak. Also if you just feel stressed by the game and aren't enjoying it anymore then definitely take a breather.
 
blata8ruga said:
You should take a break if you are on a steady losing streak. Also if you just feel stressed by the game and aren't enjoying it anymore then definitely take a breather.
Yes of course the feeling of stress has recently started to depress and therefore the joy of the game is no longer there so we take a break in the game but only how much to do it what duration is the question?
 
NUTSSS888 said:
poker has its ups and downs, advice on making many consecutive mistakes, it's time for you to take a break and relax
I've had a lot of big UPS and downs but more than that I've had a lot of big downs and you haven't said anything specific about how long you should stop playing poker?
 
messats 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
Have you ever thought that if you think that you are on the rise this is just your personal opinion you can confirm with your victories in tournaments or a plus game in cash your personal belief that you are already on the rise?
 
zerosalex said:
when you made enough money to sit back and relax for a while, then go back to making more and helping others like unfortunate kids.
Unfortunately, I'm not at the level of poker where you can take a break from the game due to the fact that there was a good win.
 
Scooopy said:
I take it when there is a protracted fall, and I think that you need to rest in any cases 1-2 times a month for 2-3 days. Going outside, communicating with friends and completely distracting from the game
No a break of two or three days for me at this stage is probably not enough I need a longer cardinal break and then maybe very maybe try again to sit down at the table but everyone has their own way out of the situation!
 
SHIZIKK said:
You need a daily routine and regime, discipline, a couple of days to take a break from poker, and then less often you need spontaneous rest, I'm just starting to strive for this.
How to follow the mode if sometimes the game just sucks you in like a quagmire and you can't get out of it until you completely drown!
 
It all depends on where i am
no poker during vacation it's family time and some WE
 
Everyone who is associated with the poker, there are difficult periods and dawnstrike. Breaks and rest from the game are necessary. Periodic rest from the constant stress that accompanies the game will only benefit, improve your results and quality of life in General. When I don't want to play poker, I don't play well.
What runs away, you can't catch up.




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why you need no breaks from poker

You should only play for as much money as you are willing to lose. This leaves poker just a pastime for you. That's why you don't have to take breaks. And the whole thing has one more advantage: You play better. If you play for stakes that you cannot afford, you will play too carefully. You will not get the full benefit of your profits and that is fatal in the long run.

 
I must take a break when many consecutive defeats continue to appear.
 
moularaki said:
It all depends on where i am
no poker during vacation it's family time and some WE
It is very good that you can stop in time when you are with your family or on vacation, stop playing poker, it shows that you have firm priorities in this life.
 
When you run out of patience, and you start doing stupid things in the game, then you should take a break. Or if you start to lose a lot and can't make a normal skid, then it's time to stop and take a break from poker.
 
I have a different take on this than most. I have physical damage to my brain that causes me to have an erratic psychological profile. I literally can exhibit the symptoms of several dozen mental illnesses at once. I got back into poker because I am not allowed to work a normal job and have way too much time to kill. My psychiatrist also likes that to play good poker you need discipline and controlled aggression. This means I will play tournaments and review my mental state during it after I have gotten done. If I am tilting, I stop playing, period. If I am feeling hyperactive, I stop playing. I look at how well I was doing estimates of winning when I play and see if that has decreased. If it is, I stop playing. I actually will walk away after a win and not play for a little while, because the feelings can lead to me being unobjective. Your mental state can mean a lot in everything you do. This means that you need to read more than poker books and do poker tutorials to move to the next level in your play. When I played poker full time years ago, I found that enjoying a win was as important as walking away and raising your spirits from a bad loss. I do understand taking a clinical look at poker that many do today, but that leads to people that high rollers do not want to play with. I recently won a tournament online that showed me that it is enjoyable to turn off the computer after and turn on a guilty pleasure show after. I still had bad beats during the tourney, but it was more about me focused on being in the moment than it was for me to dwell on every decision. Mental health has to be considered, so sometimes that means not seeing the felt as often as you want to. Enjoy life and poker will follow.
 
24 hour break...if you lose your daily self imposed loss limit

3 day break...if you lose your daily loss limit for 3 consecutive days...relax...study...play chess or whatever...

7 day break....when you are totally tilted and have ignored breaks 1 and 2 above.

longer break....when your wife / husband threatens to divorce you if you dont stop playing that stupid fu!@%!ing game.
 
If I feel like I'm about to burnout I take a break. Take a day or two off, refresh and then all is good.
 
SPENT 300+ HOURS PLAYING F/R POKER....I'M UP!

SPENT 300+ HOURS PLAYING F/R POKER....I'M UP!


I must of played over 300 hrs of online f/r poker.


I'm up!!!!

10 cents.


That's right up .10c. Wow.


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When I start to lose too much and the attitude towards the game changes, I start making rash bets, then I take a break.
 
When should you take a break from poker

You should take a break when its not fun anymore or if you lose all your money.
 
soLdaTeS88 said:
When you run out of patience, and you start doing stupid things in the game, then you should take a break. Or if you start to lose a lot and can't make a normal skid, then it's time to stop and take a break from poker.
A very good note is the loss of attention during the game this greatly affects the game and entails the loss of all chips .
 
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when you start to curse at players who call you whether or not a great hand. You always have to remember any two cards can win. and in most freerolls, you are not out any coin
 
I usually have breaks not because I want it, but because I am in a country that doesnt allow online poker sites due to my work.... but now, I honestly am think to stop for a while, because of all the runbads I get after going deep in tournaments,and losing crucial flips...
 
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