Quitting a session

[GrindstonePoker]

I respect that point of view but my bankroll is not as deep as I’d like at this point. I hit my stop points and then evaluate the session. I’m trying to go from a fish to a baby shark right now. Slow build until I’m ready to make the next step. I fare pretty well right now and look to improve everyday wether at the table or away from it.

 

[JRTHEKING]

I respect that point of view but my bankroll is not as deep as I’d like at this point. I hit my stop points and then evaluate the session. I’m trying to go from a fish to a baby shark right now. Slow build until I’m ready to make the next step. I fare pretty well right now and look to improve everyday wether at the table or away from it.

I hear you Grindstone. Just throwing stuff out there from the book perspective. I rarely follow that advice when trying to build. To be honest, and from a personal and not book perspective over the years...I will always hit and run when trying to build a roll and would have been out of there in a heartbeat in the OPs situation. Along with grabbing some Chinese food and a few drinks for a victory lap.

 

[riverlizard3]

quit????

This seems to be an issue that all players learn to deal with ,or they should.
i can only speak from my perspective .
early on you see this pattern and you adjust to prevent losses.
If you run into a losing streak you adjust your betting and reevaluate your aggressiveness and tactics.
if its a winning streak you ride it and be prepared for cards going cold on you, you wont always get it right but you can minimize big swings.

 

[GIRFIED]

When we are playing a poker session, winning or losing money should be indifferent, that is, it should not be a factor that determines whether we should abandon or continue in a certain game. It is a very common mistake that can easily be avoided.

In general, we must learn to have the discipline to recognize at what moment we must end a session, to do this, we must ask ourselves these questions:

¿Am I playing my best game (A-game)? ¿Am I in tilt? ¿I'm distracted? ¿Are rivals better than me?

Responding with honesty we can make a proactive decision that is not influenced by having a good hand or because a bad beat has affected us. In this way we will be disciplined players who make intelligent decisions.

 

[efranto2286]

Look a target if you bend or you triple your bankroll and you feel comfortable get up from the table

 

[zorro222_zorro222]

You should quit when you are not playing your best and/or not running good but lets be honest, who really does???

 

[hugh blair]

Appreciate if you guys can help in any way.

Just started to play seriously as I got some time off work. I’m somewhat confident in my game and actually up $6k in my career playing various stakes recreationally. However, I have a hard time quitting a session when I’m up.

For example, I bought in for 300 at the 1/3 game today, and was up 700 after 2hours or so. I couldn’t quit after just playing 2hours as pro players say “put in the hours”. After playing for total of 8 hours, my stack was down to 200.
Thinking I should have quit at that point but couldn’t quit as I was running good.

At what point, do I have to quit my session?

Played a zoom cash session for 2 or 3 hours patiently waiting for these 2 hands avoided the 2 outers thankfully you need to be fresh and on your A game for cash.
Won roughly a $100 and a $5 for completing Cardex challenge feeling tired now as 4am so quitting for today.
8 hours my patience would not be the same and I could leak lot of dollars chasing with inferior hands to be honest.

 

[Poker_Mike]

Appreciate if you guys can help in any way.

Just started to play seriously as I got some time off work. I’m somewhat confident in my game and actually up $6k in my career playing various stakes recreationally. However, I have a hard time quitting a session when I’m up.

For example, I bought in for 300 at the 1/3 game today, and was up 700 after 2hours or so. I couldn’t quit after just playing 2hours as pro players say “put in the hours”. After playing for total of 8 hours, my stack was down to 200.
Thinking I should have quit at that point but couldn’t quit as I was running good.

At what point, do I have to quit my session?

You should quit cash games when there is nothing left to gain.

Either you are compromised - tired thirsty hungry distracted phone calls etc etc

Or - there is nothing left at the table for you to win in an easy manner - fish have left the table (why sit there and play against a couple of pros and the rest of the regs?) - you have most of the chips on the table already - the room has closed and you're asked to leave because it's 4 am!

The pros talk about putting in the hours because they are working. You are a recreational player and don't "need" to put in any hours beyond what entertains you. And for the record being up $6k is very very entertaining.

I mean just calculate your hourly if you left at $700 vs. $200!!

As far as I can tell - one of the biggest reasons that we stay at cash games when we are up is that "things are working". Why do I want to leave when I am winning and "things are working"?

You need to figure out why you play cash games. The feeling of winning? The thrill of the game? The money? Social interaction? A great place to watch football? Any and all these reasons are ok - but identifying "why" should help you set some goals that work for you.

Good luck !

 

[hackmeplz]

The problem wasn't that you didn't quit after 2 hours, it was that you didn't play for 48 hours. You were just about to go on a run and be up 20k that session.

 

[ekt0rac]

this is a dificult issue for me too, i have a 3buyin restrict to lose for cash games live so its to stop when i lose those
but when im winning i kinda feel i always want to go for the big wins like 5-10 buyin wins,
so even if im 2-3 buyin is profit i cant stop especialy if it happened realy fast in like 2-3hours.
so ive made a rule for me to stop after a 3buy in session profit and call it a day.