Do you take a break from poker during bad streak or play through it?

many years i tried to keep playing after a bad strike i mean something important like many hands that will decrease drasticaly my earnings, but what i realise the best way at least for me after a bad period in poker is to take a small break, nothing serious, maybe few days and have some nice time outdoor, that usually help alot

Walk away, rest relax and do something else till you feel you're back to normal and don't recall the bad streak, i wouldn't say days but it could be less or longer till those losses don't bother you anymore. I need to work on this myself.

I play a lot less when cards are going against me keeps me from going on tilt.

i wish i could

I take a break if im running bad in a session to gain my mental game back

Sometimes you have to take a break from almost everything that you do on a regular basis. I thinking about taking a break now, bad beat city.

My opinion

I agree taking a break helps. However, the card gods usually get me to play and I start losing. I going to try a new system five freerolls then a money tournament.

poker is variance, taking a break wont fix your downswing if you don't get affected by it and start to play different, you just have to accept poker is a game of probability and with any probability if you run it over a large sample their is going to be points of interest (run bad) you have to accept these keep grinding and understand - if youre playing right, that all will be well in the end

Hello! I have lost a lot of bankrolls just by playing tilted. I go on a bad streak get tilted, bad streak now is accompanied by bad plays . Now I try to have breaks, chill, recharge my batteries, and go watch some poker streams, those usually get me motivated to start again. So I do recommend going on brakes when you are unlucky. Good luck!

My usual habt is to take a break, I tried a few times to play through it and this strategy did not work for me, i manages perhaps 3 out of 10 times which is not good enough

In this case i have a break and a Kit Kat )

Been there, done that, many times. I would get on a win streak and think I was a poker god. Then the game would slap me down and I would try to play though it. Well, that didn't work out too well. Eventually I realized my game play had changed when I thought I was invincible. I stopped playing and started reading up on poker and watching some coaching videos. When I got back to the tables I didn't win a lot but I played better and made the money enough times to make me feel better about my game.

It worked for Phil G and it works for me. Just sayin.

RiverLord90 said:

I've noticed a pattern for me, I will play well and go on good streaks for two to three days and then start to decline and have bad beats.

Is it better to play through these bad streaks or to take a break for a few days?

(This applies for cash games too)

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Taking a break from poker can give you a feeling of clarity that was previously lacking. When you play too often (always when awake), your thoughts may be constantly affected by the game. Many grind hours and repeating the same situations also increase the risk of playing on autopilot. It’s clear to everyone that if you don’t think through the decisions well enough, you will not have the opportunity to maximize your advantage over your opponents.
Rest from the game allows you to think about the decisions made at the tables, and change what could repeatedly lead to negative sessions. Instead of constantly jumping at the tables in the midst of the game, spend a little time away from the tables, giving yourself the opportunity to clear your mind in order to evaluate and work out potential errors or problems that may arise in your game in the future.Everyone sometimes has to fight with downswains and take the necessary rest. This applies to most poker players, and even those who do not play high stakes and for whom poker is not the main source of income. It’s just that sometimes a game takes too much of our time and energy, which in itself is not good for us. A pause break often gives you many benefits: from improving your game to improving your quality of life. Take advantage of this opportunity and you will see how it will change the old sensations.

Take a break from playing and use that time to strengthen you game skills.
The game is constantly changing and we all need too up-skill.

It is good to observe the bad times and take a break.

OP is right, they've done studies which show going outside drastically reduces built up stress, and brings greater clarity.
I take a break if I've been playing poorly.

taking a break is always a good idea but you should invest time in studying the game or else the break wont be so much profitable..

RiverLord90 said:

I've noticed a pattern for me, I will play well and go on good streaks for two to three days and then start to decline and have bad beats.

Is it better to play through these bad streaks or to take a break for a few days?

(This applies for cash games too)

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I might play less games and definitely play super micro's when on bad streak but I don't completely stop.