home night when everyone is asleep. a glass of whiskey and open pokerstars
Now the best day is no doubt on Sunday, where the awards are fatter
My advice: Play only at this time when you crush.
For me, the best time to play is 8 pm - 2am CET time. Then there are the most weak players.
I like to play poker closer to night because people who play night most likely came from work or school .
I feel like I play better in the evening then I do in the morning and afternoon.
We should be able to play optimally at any time of the day as long as we're semi-rested and have eaten. Of much greater importance is 'the other players' & at night is when you're going to find a higher % of bad ones, intoxicated ones, & ones who like to GAMBLE (I think WildYetty.. .or YettysWild likes to play in the evenings... but actually he might be just as drunk in the morning so this doesn't really apply to him)
When I play the afternoon lately I'm getting nothing ever losing as much as I play well make better decisions whenever I lose and other times are good.In my short online poker history I have started to notice some trends regarding the time of day I am playing. In the morning hours, say 8am till around 3pm, I do very well and rarely ever leave a table down. Then in the evening hours; 2pm-ish until after 7pm, sometimes even until 10pm, I just get murdered. My straights all get busted, nut flushes fall to boats and just about every sort in between like my kicker is smaller. Then after mid-night things seem to reset and my flushes and straights are crushing pairs and such until I have to quit to sleep. Repeat. My time zone is GMT +/- 5:00
Any thoughts/comments on why (Besides it having to do with the players online at those times) or similar experiences to share?
I enjoy MTTs. I had been in the habit of playing $5.00 + .50 touneys at 4AM and 6AM EST. I find myself playing against alot of Italians in those particular tourneys with it being around midday there. I have just recently began playing in the primetime versions of those tourneys at 9PM, 10:30PM and 11:30PM EST. I notice a very distinct difference in playing styles between the evenening tourneys, which tend to have more Americans in them, and the early morning ones that have players from a wider range of locations. Depending on your style of play and the style of player you do best against you might prefer playing at certain times.