When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

#401 April 25th, 2020, 2:41 AM

When you stop playing properly and start making bad calls and loose perspective on your game and what kind of hands your playing against and the stop paying attention to the style of the other players at your table IMO.

#402 April 25th, 2020, 3:49 AM

How do you take break from poker ? it mean you bet freedomly , although you do not have a suited cards you still bet , like out of your principles , any poker regularly own particular principles . If you break the law you will get lost ,

#403 April 25th, 2020, 4:38 AM

I think the best time to take a break from the game are the times like when you are constantly getting beaten by the 2 and 3 outers on the river. When you know that you are getting your money in good all the time but you keep getting outdrawn. This will happen occasionally and there is nothing you can do about it. I just quit the game completely and move on to other stuff like video games and watching movies. I think studying the game can only get you so far. Another idea is to watch poker streams and videos.

#404 April 25th, 2020, 4:39 AM

When you play your "A" game, entire tourney, to get to the bubble and have the bottom drop out, unplayable cards, OTM, that's a tell. Laugh at your self, take a break, you need to get away from poker.
After a poor outcome, the last thing you need to do is to keep playing, and expect to win, "because I'm due.."

#405 April 25th, 2020, 4:49 AM

I rarely have a point where I think I should take a break from poker as I try to play several mtts online every day. I much rather play live but try to find a live game at this point! I do get a little sick of the bingo players that seem to only have 1 button on their device, the all-in button. They never win but do sometimes build a massive chip stack before their demise which I never understood why once they got the massive stack why they didn't start to manage their chips and at least make the money? I guess they may actually not know how to play the game!!! When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

#406 April 25th, 2020, 5:33 AM

Phil Ivey says only take a break if you tired so follow his instructions

#407 April 25th, 2020, 5:34 AM

And if you are on a long losing streak can mess wit your mentality for poker

#408 April 25th, 2020, 8:30 AM

Sometimes when I am on a string of bad beats I will take a break.

#409 April 25th, 2020, 9:02 AM

When you start to lose money, i think you should take a break, that are the times when you risk more money to recover your lost funds. I lived that in the past.

#410 April 25th, 2020, 9:57 AM

Take a break from poker when you play uncontrollably and when you are not in your own waters.

#411 April 25th, 2020, 10:24 AM

I usually take breaks when tournaments have their 5 minute breaks for every hour. The other aspect I encounter is do i take a break from poker when I just started off with a bad beat very early in my first 10 minutes of poker? Do I then take a break away from poker to regather my thoughts and resume at a later stage?

#412 April 25th, 2020, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by pcgnome

I think the best time to take a break from the game are the times like when you are constantly getting beaten by the 2 and 3 outers on the river. When you know that you are getting your money in good all the time but you keep getting outdrawn. This will happen occasionally and there is nothing you can do about it. I just quit the game completely and move on to other stuff like video games and watching movies. I think studying the game can only get you so far. Another idea is to watch poker streams and videos.

Depending on your experience and skill level can be a choice factor...but for me i
(I normally average 35 hours a week so basically full hours and even with my biggest downswing ( -23,000 over a 2 month streak including some of the biggest river coolers I've ever had) I only took 5 days and I'll be honest in saying that the first 2 days were great but by day 3 the poker bug hooked her deep claws into me and there was no point trying to resist her charm

#413 April 25th, 2020, 10:35 AM

Hello everyone, I think this is a purely individual question for everyone. For me, this is building a stable bankroll.

#414 April 25th, 2020, 11:09 AM

If nothing is working, the best thing to do is to stop for a while ... Analyze your moves, study the game better, and when you're ready, come back!

#415 April 25th, 2020, 11:12 AM

I only take a break when I have to wait for payment to lose everything again.

#416 April 28th, 2020, 7:30 PM

Originally Posted by HungryLyan

I usually take breaks when tournaments have their 5 minute breaks for every hour. The other aspect I encounter is do i take a break from poker when I just started off with a bad beat very early in my first 10 minutes of poker? Do I then take a break away from poker to regather my thoughts and resume at a later stage?

No for me a small break is not suitable, you need a long absolute break.

#417 April 28th, 2020, 7:39 PM

There is absolutely no shame in opting to take time off to save some potential hits to your bankroll. Returning to the game at a later point down the road can often help to produce better results. And if you�re worried about missing out on a potentially juicy game, don�r worry, as there will always be another game to come along.

#418 April 28th, 2020, 7:44 PM

Originally Posted by poliaris747

No for me a small break is not suitable, you need a long absolute break.

rest when you see fit and when you play poorly

#419 April 28th, 2020, 8:05 PM

when playing poker become's more important than the loved ones around you.
if your poker playing becomes something that makes your loved ones look at you in a negative way, it may be time to consider taking a break from it, or reduce your playing down to 1 day a week.
Every day we all grow 1 day closer to death. time is short. and very precious.

Make sure to spend as much time enjoying your loved ones, and the outdoors as much as possible, before all is said and done.

In the words of Roger Waters, of Pink Floyd,
Time..

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
When You are young life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.

#420 May 5th, 2020, 9:45 PM

Originally Posted by superkakila

when u have lost everuthing

Very briefly and unfortunately I can not understand what is lost?

#421 May 6th, 2020, 9:03 AM

When you lose everything then you rest.

#422 May 6th, 2020, 9:17 AM

In the game, as soon as you start losing money, you need to stop.
If you lose, don’t transfer money and don’t play.
Emotions will interfere with making the right decisions.

This is from my own experience.

#423 May 6th, 2020, 9:56 AM

I take a break in the game when I run out of money.

#424 May 6th, 2020, 10:42 AM

I wouldn't say that poker tires me, but I take a break from it at night, or in between coaches.

#425 May 6th, 2020, 5:35 PM

I'm taking a break right now due to a bad hand three of a kind A beat by a flush on the river for the second time today just a bit much too deal with right now need to vent When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

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#426 May 6th, 2020, 6:05 PM

I think i should take a break from gambling in general but i do have the feeling in my gut that when i am playing poker its not gambling . I have the control of my actions or what i do with my hand . Its not like rulette or black jack .

#427 May 6th, 2020, 6:05 PM

Well, it all depends on your streak. If it is positive, you should try to organize your time so that you do not feel pressured by the game, but if it is your passion, you will take it easy and you will have no problema.

#428 May 8th, 2020, 5:26 AM

Originally Posted by darionara

Well, it all depends on your streak. If it is positive, you should try to organize your time so that you do not feel pressured by the game, but if it is your passion, you will take it easy and you will have no problema.

Unfortunately, I can not treat the game calmly, and this probably sometimes plunge into it very much, respectively, and you need to rest for a very long time.

#429 May 8th, 2020, 7:34 AM

Every time I have a bad beat I am considering of taking a break from Poker . But then again after a while I start winning again and I forget about it. What can I say , I am an addict. I love poker .

#430 May 11th, 2020, 7:48 PM

Originally Posted by JetmirDulja

Every time I have a bad beat I am considering of taking a break from Poker . But then again after a while I start winning again and I forget about it. What can I say , I am an addict. I love poker .

Well, then you need to reduce this dose, otherwise you can not withstand the loads)) I myself sometimes dive into poker for a very long time, but then I have a heavy hangover.

#431 May 12th, 2020, 12:35 PM

Personally i take a break whenever I start to get mad. Whenever I start to get angry because you don't really need to get angry. Sure its frustrating sometimes but you gotta power through it.

#432 May 12th, 2020, 1:34 PM

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#433 May 17th, 2020, 8:01 AM

Originally Posted by BertLahr20

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Thank you, when there is free time from work, I will definitely give it a read.

#434 May 17th, 2020, 8:08 AM

I take a break when I lose. From two days to a week. And so I try to play every day. Yesterday I lost, now I will take a break.

#435 May 21st, 2020, 4:39 AM

Originally Posted by andreypuch

I take a break when I lose. From two days to a week. And so I try to play every day. Yesterday I lost, now I will take a break.

I am still affected by such a parameter as the amount of loss.

#436 May 22nd, 2020, 7:21 PM

Originally Posted by darionara

Well, it all depends on your streak. If it is positive, you should try to organize your time so that you do not feel pressured by the game, but if it is your passion, you will take it easy and you will have no problema.

The game is changeable, sometimes it brings a positive, and sometimes when you give it a lot of time, you just drown in it, and you want to take a breath of fresh air, without the admixture of poker.

#437 May 22nd, 2020, 7:30 PM

its been 20 years i am playing poker ,online and live tables .in 20 years i didn't feel i should take rest from poker ,its like eating and drinking for me , sometimes i take a rest for 1 or 2 days but not for a long time .

#438 May 22nd, 2020, 7:40 PM

I�m about to take a 60 days or a little more break. I work Offshore and the Internet is very slow on the Tanker. Only can read e-mails and WhatsApp text. Good time to read and study the game.
Came back fresh and better.
Cheers,

#439 May 22nd, 2020, 7:49 PM

To be honest, I don’t know. But usually I stop only when I feel it is time to stop. Or when the body itself already shows me that it’s enough. Yes it sounds strange, and you ask how it shows? When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

I’ll answer, for example, my head hurts. When Should You Take a Break From Poker?

#440 May 22nd, 2020, 7:51 PM

My breaks from poker are maybe 1 or 2 days...........I like to play and i enjoy. I try to get better and better and for this i need to practice..

#441 May 29th, 2020, 4:55 PM

Originally Posted by danydidi

its been 20 years i am playing poker ,online and live tables .in 20 years i didn't feel i should take rest from poker ,its like eating and drinking for me , sometimes i take a rest for 1 or 2 days but not for a long time .

You are just great, I envy your stamina, and here's another question - how do you cope with a long losing streak when all the cards come to your opponents on the river?

#442 June 5th, 2020, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by Pokerishard

My breaks from poker are maybe 1 or 2 days...........I like to play and i enjoy. I try to get better and better and for this i need to practice..

It's great that it takes you so little time to recuperate, but I need more time.

#443 June 5th, 2020, 5:09 PM

You should take a break when you start having problems with poker. Just ask yourself a few questions: "Am I playing 100% now ?"

"I don't care if I win or lose.

- I perceive every lost hand very closely.

- I start thinking and remembering hands from previous sessions or tournaments, instead of focusing on the game now.

"I'm starting to play too many hands, killing my image at the table.

All these factors lead to the conclusion that self-control of our emotional state directly affects the results of our activities. When we feel rested and see our goal, we reach it much faster than when we are tired.Relax and win!

#444 June 5th, 2020, 5:12 PM

Ultimately, it�s on you. Your own self control, discipline and patience play a large part.

For myself personally it usually things external to poker which effect my play, thoughts about work, life and other things that shouldn�t be involved.
If I start thinking about things within poker usually it starts making me think more in depth to the game I�m in because I will remember past mistakes and think about how to avoid the situations again. Thus, I can manage to wriggle my way out

#445 June 5th, 2020, 5:53 PM

This is a very important point. If you can see that you are losing control, this is the right time. * Risking worthless hands; * Investing in low hands; * Try to recover money from previously lost hands. I think these are good points to take a break and analyze yourself.

#446 June 5th, 2020, 6:10 PM

Breaks are so important from time to time . You just need to know when you are ready for it. So look at your mind set .
Most of the time it's so effective when you run on down swings.
It will refresh your mind , to start a complete positive new run .

#447 June 5th, 2020, 6:23 PM

I sometimes get tired of all the bad beats and give it up for a while, I find some other past-time like reading or computer games, but always come back to poker in the end.
I stopped playing on-line for quite a while and concentrated on live games at the local pub, but since the Corona Virus outbreak I have found that impossible.
So it is back to the on-line free-rolls and play when I can.
After all is said and done I don't play to make money, you can only make money through hard work, I play because I love the game, and the Friends I have made along the way.
I suppose that is the difference between a course fisherman who will release his catch at the days end, and a serious Angler's who sell or eat their catch.

#448 June 5th, 2020, 6:26 PM

When you lose your head. Make bad calls. Enter the tilt. Or you feel that the game is not going. It�s better to take a break. Or play freerolls

#449 June 5th, 2020, 6:49 PM

pretty much anytime you feel aggravated or your patience disappears and you lose all focus and concentration.

#450 June 5th, 2020, 6:52 PM

If your balance doesn't afford you to play is always a good time to take a break from poker, similar to betting I feel like it's easy to try and chase your losses playing poker.

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