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UncleConRon
Visionary
Silver Level
My opinion
I like the challenge to beating those better then me. I really don't think a bad beat matters to leave a session. However, I like to leave a secession when the feeling of the chat goes bad. Win or lose there is no reason to make someone else's game rattled and there is nothing to say. I do chat its to avoid the sleep trance others put on me. Kind of like a bounce spell in fantasy game. Some chat though can be a little to much punishment. That when I get out.
I like the challenge to beating those better then me. I really don't think a bad beat matters to leave a session. However, I like to leave a secession when the feeling of the chat goes bad. Win or lose there is no reason to make someone else's game rattled and there is nothing to say. I do chat its to avoid the sleep trance others put on me. Kind of like a bounce spell in fantasy game. Some chat though can be a little to much punishment. That when I get out.
NHequalsFU
Visionary
Silver Level
If you feel yourself tilting over the bad spell then for sure you may want to call it a session.
If you no longer feel you are in a good game you can find new tables.
Playing at a table full of good players will hurt your profit, you always want at least one drooler at the table.
playinggameswithu
Legend
Silver Level
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SkorpiosMC
Enthusiast
Silver Level
My approach
I am gonna tell what i usually do:
---> If i am winning, meaning that i have a nice table with 1,2 or more fish always targetting them and avoid zero spots with regulars there is practically no reason to withdraw unless i'm tired or dont have the mental willingness to play any more.
---> If i am losing 3bb (3fullstacks) i immediately withdraw and play later or the other day.
I am gonna tell what i usually do:
---> If i am winning, meaning that i have a nice table with 1,2 or more fish always targetting them and avoid zero spots with regulars there is practically no reason to withdraw unless i'm tired or dont have the mental willingness to play any more.
---> If i am losing 3bb (3fullstacks) i immediately withdraw and play later or the other day.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
Agree with all of this except leaving, because you are up. Maybe for some people "winners tilt" can be an issue, but for me I play better, if I am winning, not worse. Also winning could be a result of being at good tables, and it can give a psycological advantage against other player, who might shy away from getting involved with you.
So in my opinion winning sessions should be milked for as much as possible. Its a bit like stock market investing, where its usually a mistake to sell to take home a small win. Instead you should let your winners run and dump your losers. Of course at some point other factors like being tired will set in, and then its time to end the winning session.
German629
Legend
Platinum Level
Hello, efranto2286! I'm think, sure, not need afraid your opponents for the table,
because then why to play in the Poker generally?.. But, if you feel, and main
understand through several time of playing session, that you are more weak
by skill with compare other, I think is better withdraw from this table, that save
your bankroll, and try to raise your poker skill before next time. But this can use
only for the cash tables, because in the any tournament you can't go away from table,
and need will to adjust under a real situation... Therefore, of course, the tournaments
need to play by bankroll also, as and the cash tables!
because then why to play in the Poker generally?.. But, if you feel, and main
understand through several time of playing session, that you are more weak
by skill with compare other, I think is better withdraw from this table, that save
your bankroll, and try to raise your poker skill before next time. But this can use
only for the cash tables, because in the any tournament you can't go away from table,
and need will to adjust under a real situation... Therefore, of course, the tournaments
need to play by bankroll also, as and the cash tables!
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vittopio
Visionary
Silver Level
All poker pros are advised to leave when you stop to show his A game! But I have a problem with this roda-- if I won a large sum, I'm even when there are a lot of fatty fish !!! What it is? I can not do anything!
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myquickwit
Rock Star
Silver Level
If you are losing and starting to tilt. I lost $260 last night because I wasn't playing my A game but I refused to leave the table and fight another day. I haven't tilted like that in a long time. I think I'm just burnt out from playing so much this week.
Poker_Mike
Legend
Loyaler
When you are too tired, ill or hungry to make good decisions.
Or also when there is nothing more to gain from the table.
Sometimes I quit after a few hours of intense play when the players at the table change and I need a break.
Good luck !
quartz
Rock Star
Silver Level
At pretty much the exact moment you start realizing you're not playing your best (at least as far as your edge becomes too narrow against your opponents) is when you want to stop. That's the tipping point and after that your game will continue to degrade so there's no point in trying to catch up. Of course you may do well against fish if you're dead tired too so then it becomes a question of whether denying yourself sleep is worth the trade off of extra EV.
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DallasCloutier
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I agree with this.
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Nyuaki
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Tilted of tired
I agree with the people who say leave after you are tilted or tired.
I agree with the people who say leave after you are tilted or tired.
recerveau
Visionary
Platinum Level
From my point of view, I think it's best to withdraw from a session when you're not really right with me.
I think it's even better to play against good players as often. They make us better!
GIRFIED
Rock Star
Silver Level
When to end a session?
When we want to professionalize poker it is a good idea to have goals to achieve; play X amount of hands, play X amount of hours or earn X amount of money, but to achieve these goals we must keep in mind that we must always deploy our best game (A-Game). Demand too much, lack of concentration, fatigue, tilt, all of them are factors that affect our game and our performance at the tables.
So, when to end a session? When our A-Game decreases markedly, when we notice that our decisions in the game are not the best. Here is the difference between a bad Win Rate and a very good Win Rate.
When we want to professionalize poker it is a good idea to have goals to achieve; play X amount of hands, play X amount of hours or earn X amount of money, but to achieve these goals we must keep in mind that we must always deploy our best game (A-Game). Demand too much, lack of concentration, fatigue, tilt, all of them are factors that affect our game and our performance at the tables.
So, when to end a session? When our A-Game decreases markedly, when we notice that our decisions in the game are not the best. Here is the difference between a bad Win Rate and a very good Win Rate.
mkdrummey
Visionary
Silver Level
For me it depends on how the table is. If there is an obvious donkey at the table who keeps busting and reloading I will usually hang around. At pokerstars now this is quite good because if you get all your chips in good you can cash out based on percentage to avoid losing to a lucky suck out.
If the table is playing tight I might hang around as well as there's good opportunities to steal.
If there's too many loose cannons I usually leave either quickly or at any point I am in profit.
If the table is playing tight I might hang around as well as there's good opportunities to steal.
If there's too many loose cannons I usually leave either quickly or at any point I am in profit.