When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

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poliaris747 said:
Unfortunately, I have 2 weeks of rest is definitely not enough, there is still no interest in the game, I will still rest.
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Take a big break then.
 
I had a two months break with online poker because my bankroll on one room was down and I did not want to deposit again.
And you know what? I was happy without playing! I made a lot of sport and played other (free) cards games online.
Now I am back because of a welcome offer on POKERSTARS and a small winning in a freeroll on TITAN POKER.
But in fact, generally, when I feel I am gonna tilt I don't make a break.
I just close the poker room where I am losing and open up another.
It seems it refreshs the system and stops the bad beats serie 🙂
 
You need to take a break from poker based on your regime and daily routine.Divide the game by hours and days.Spend time on weekends, training in poker, working in software, working on your game with a coach.Spend the rest of your time with your family and recreation
 
In general, you can say that it is worth leaving the table when I get into a tilt state or when I only play for a very long time and start to get tired.
 
poliaris747 said:
I'm pretty much playing poker, but last year main job Boad all the time from poker, a year ago on the day I could iprepare steps doitt for 8 - 9 hours , now a week 20 - 30 hours! But friends know all the answers to the question - what to do when just in all the tournaments is not enough to ITM! Can there come a time when I stop playing poker completely?

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Hey Mate,

Here's a video I made on the subject. I hope you find it helpful


There are plenty of times when poker is not the best use of your time, focus, energy, and I hope the video will help yo see some of them and make a better evaluation of if/where it fits into your life. :joyman:
 
lauestla said:
I had a two months break with online poker because my bankroll on one room was down and I did not want to deposit again.
And you know what? I was happy without playing! I made a lot of sport and played other (free) cards games online.
Now I am back because of a welcome offer on POKERSTARS and a small winning in a freeroll on TITAN POKER.
But in fact, generally, when I feel I am gonna tilt I don't make a break.
I just close the poker room where I am losing and open up another.
It seems it refreshs the system and stops the bad beats serie 🙂
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Here I see that a long break in the game, gives a lot of opportunities to see the world outside of the poker table.
 
poliaris747 said:
I'm pretty much playing poker, but last year main job Boad all the time from poker, a year ago on the day I could iprepare steps doitt for 8 - 9 hours , now a week 20 - 30 hours! But friends know all the answers to the question - what to do when just in all the tournaments is not enough to ITM! Can there come a time when I stop playing poker completely?

😕😕😕
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Anger and Tilt are your two worst enemies in Poker. A close 3rd is Greed.

When any of these emotions rear their ugly head then it's time to take a break. I call it cooling off.

GL GL,

HOUDINI9
 
Take a break when -- you're not having fun anymore. Tilt, losing more $$ than you should, being bored and fill in the ___ blank. If one isn't enjoying the game why continue?
 
scubed said:
Take a break when -- you're not having fun anymore. Tilt, losing more $$ than you should, being bored and fill in the ___ blank. If one isn't enjoying the game why continue?
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I absolutely agree with you if the game does not bring pleasure why torment yourself so now I have made a big break for myself I do not even play freerolls just so I go in look try and go out well sometimes I can if the card goes and play longer but I do not participate in tournaments for money yet.
 
When you are on a big downswing take a break,
when you are tilting stop for awhile
also stop when you arent playing your best game!

defenitly stop if you are playing with money you cant lose!
 
When you're tilted and frustrated is better to stop and do something else for the day
 
slicheri93 said:
When you are on a big downswing take a break,
when you are tilting stop for awhile
also stop when you arent playing your best game!

defenitly stop if you are playing with money you cant lose!
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All this is very true all the theses are very correct the main thing is not to forget to adhere to them.
 
blun777 said:
When you're tilted and frustrated is better to stop and do something else for the day
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Again some kind of apathy that has covered me for 5 days I can not and do not want to even look at the game!!?
 
When tilted

Whenever I start getting frustrated and can’t (at least by my view) seem to win a coin flip to save my life. When I actually get tilted, which is NOT very often it’s time for a break. If we are all playing online and start grinding for 24-48 hours then you are going to slowly feel yourself telling you it’s time for a break. I’m sure most of us have gotten hot on a given day and everything is going our way. But you have to shut down!! Physically AND mentally. You have to realize that the ebb and flow of the game itself will slowly start to even things out. A small pot here. Then another. Then a big pot. Then it’s definitely time to get up from the table/computer. The basic difference between playing LIVE poker versus playing online is the social interaction between people. If your grinding live tournament/cash poker games then you do have social interaction. People are generally social animals. They crave interaction between people. So it is even MORE difficult to grind online for extended periods of time basically all alone. Sure you may get a little message online occasionally but to sit at your device and play poker YOU ARE ALONE!
So to shorten that novel up a bit when you start getting agitated again and again it’s time to take a break.

Stay Safe

Z
 
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When you do a repeatable bad beats, take a break for a while and feel free to watch your hand replays to learn from your mistakes.
 
When my game gets worse, if I've lost a significant amount, I make a lot of mistakes. In the end, my minus is much greater. It is at times like this that I take a break. The main thing is to stay calm, but I'm not good at it yet....
 
if i am in the wrong series for 1 week, i always leave a break, but even if one day I have 3 races nsm succeeds it makes no sense to force it only to continue to deteriorate.you need to take a break too
 
poliaris747 said:
I'm pretty much playing poker, but last year main job Boad all the time from poker, a year ago on the day I could iprepare steps doitt for 8 - 9 hours , now a week 20 - 30 hours! But friends know all the answers to the question - what to do when just in all the tournaments is not enough to ITM! Can there come a time when I stop playing poker completely?

😕😕😕
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my friend! I understand you like no one else! but there is no need to stop playing poker for good. I now have work, study and a small child take away almost all the time. but I keep one night a week for poker and play for my own pleasure!
 
AntA_KO_v said:
my friend! I understand you like no one else! but there is no need to stop playing poker for good. I now have work, study and a small child take away almost all the time. but I keep one night a week for poker and play for my own pleasure!
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I do not plan to completely give up poker just at the moment I do not know how long my break will last and maybe who knows how the situation will develop further and maybe everything will end.
 
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