When do you leave a table?

[mundybags1]

if you are playing within your bankroll you should be playing to so that if you do lose the entire 2$ you won't feel it much. if that is the case then i like to play until i either double my buy in or lose one buy in and then take a break or the rest of the day off and begin later or tomorrow.

 

[Woodyspoker]

NEVER leave a table where you are winning at. DON'T STAY at a table where you are loosing and try to win it back.

 

[markpro]

There are many factors that should be taken into consideration.

First of all, how have you been doing? Are you losing or winning? if your losing, has it gotten you on tilt or not? If so then its a good time to leave since tilt is probably the main reason people go broke in casinos. Next, how are the people on the table doing? Are they on tilt? Are they fishes? If so then you have a good chance of making a few more bucks. Its harsh but its reality. The worse your opponent is playing, the better it is for you.

Now imagine you have just played for a howl 8 hours and a few new faces come into the game. Even though they might be fishes, its not a good idea of playing someone who is well rested and fresh to play some poker. Leaving at this point would be a good idea. Depending on how you feel and how you think the other players feel, you can get a basic idea of if it would be a statistical advantage for you or not to stay here. Of course someone on tilt will always lean more on saying that it is to his or her advantage, but a good poker player would notice their faults and take the break straight away.

Good luck at the tables!

 

[jo-shel]

In the casinos, I tend to play low limit games $3/$6 limit or $2/$4/$4/$8 limit or occasionally $1 $2 NL. I also tend to play tournaments around a $65 buy in. OK I will admit it - I am cheap, tight and conservative with my money. However I love playing at these tables. I like social games and these tend to be more social and I have walked away at least a small winner 90% of the time in live play at these levels.
Because I am so cheap, I have always set a low dollar amount in my head prior to playing. Usually my low dollar is set around not losing more than 60% of the money I brought to the table ($40 left if I brought a hundred, $80 left if I brought $200, etc). Fortunately I rarely have had to pull myself from the tables for dropping that low. Keep in mind that low limit tables may have some outrageous swings and you do have to allow a little larger loss ratio to money brought in order to ride out the swings.
I have always told myself to set a high amount also, but never really have. It seems as I am rolling along winning some cash there comes a point when I have a gut feeling that now would be a good time to leave. It works for me as I am at a decent plus side on the money playing live at these levels and being on the plus side overall makes me a very happy woman.
I do not have that winning percentage online, but I think that is mostly due to the fact that I purposely play free or low cost games and try different strategies that may or may not help me in live play. I use online play as my practice board for live play. If I have played against some of you, I really do not intentionally mean to use you as guinea pigs, I am just trying different betting & playing strategies.
I know I am very small potatoes compared to most of you, but I do love the game as much as anyone.

 

[GoodWoodRR]

IMO, the cash game hit and run is very profitable. It also limits your risk at a table where your edge is marginal.

 

[Suited Frenzy]

That's a good ? :dontknow:I tend to stay too long most of the time & end up leaving the tbl w/ less than i had when i could've banked a lot earlier on :banghead:. It's honestly tough to figure out when the best time to leave is for me. Sometimes i forget & even when i remember, i still tend to stay too long :stupido2:lol. So, it's going to take a really good thought process to figure out when the best time for you is.

 

[kmixer]

Seems a few have replied with the 3x buyin answer so maybe I will give that a try. I have been winning at micro limit and what I was doing for the past few days is buy in for say $2 start to win. Do not allow myself to go lower than the original $2 I started with. So if I win a hand get to like 3$3.14 than I must leave that table if I get down to $1.14. That way I have only lost the original buy in, another suggestion that seems popular here

 

[goldfinger1217]

I try to to have an amount or time preset when I sit down at ring game.Usually 3x what I buy inn or 3 hours witch ever comes first. I try not to think of it as coming backor revolations I just play my game and follow time and winning restraints.

 

[Macbeth33]

basically, if you think you are playing your a-game and you thing you are at a good table where you have a nice edge, you should stay, and if the opposite is true than you should leave

 

[xXShannonAXx]

i leave when ive doubled up what i brought in at the table for

 

[bobphilallo]

When I lose a lot of my money, I usually stay to try and win it back and it works most of the time to about the 4/5th of my beginning stack and thgis is where I decide to leave. If I don't leave and tell myself that i'm on a roll I just lose it all. It's that stupid. But of course if you're winning go on until you start to lose.

 

[ashershi]

I usually set a goal for what I would like to win at the table. Ofc it also depends on the players. If I sit down with $5.00 I usually aim for $8.00-$10.00.

 

[Harthgrepa]

I leave if the actions stinks (Low VPIP). I will also leave if I go over 10% of my bankroll (Unless the table has people spewing chips like ATM's). Lastly, I will leave if I am the biggest fish .



~S

 

[JFizzer]

Usually I leave when the Fish stop feeding . but srsly I usually end up leaving when I double/triple up.

 

[wasda]

When I am playing HU, I leave when I have doubled.In a cash game, if I have doubled or 3x my initial buy in. I usually don't top up.

 

[RAMARAIDER]

Leave when ur above 50% of ur buyin and don't go below 50% of your buyin. Be steady and not greedy. Lock your profits in.

 

[bobboss171]

I go to a table with the thought of losing than 5% more 5%
total 10% of my bankroll.
If I lose 5% of my bankroll I do an interval of 15 minutes
to take water, walk a little rest and come back with a mental
to play more and lose up to 5% more, losing 10% I abandoned the table.

 

[Zingmaster]

I don't subscribe to the leave after you've won a specific amount of money. If the game is still good and you're playing well stay and win as much as you can.

 

[mitchel123]

i leave the table when i doubled my buy-in
mostly i buy in with 5 $ and i go when i lost 2.5 $ or win 10 $

 

[Strong Dollar1]

I normally will stay at the table when I'm getting the best of it, and once that starts to change, and I'm on a major down swing I leave the table to protect the profit that I won. The worst thing for me is to be up 4x my buy in, and start to run bad by hitting a cold deck, and start to go into a cooler. If the fish are gone, then I tend to leave along with them.

 

[maspowerj]

I only leave after some hours.. When you have a bigstack it plays alot nicer... All players have some respect for you and it is easy to play

 

[cAPSLOCK]

I generally leave when it's bedtime no matter how up or down I am.

I like being deep so if I have 2x buyin+ I might be tempted stay longer to try to grind out a few more good hands.

If I am a little tilted I (try to make myself) leave.

I don't believe in "banking my win" for the most part.

cAPS

 

[Lemlywinks]

When I've taken everyone else's money

 

[lucky10477]

What is the best way to determine the best time to leave the table. For example I had a buy in on a table of $2, saw about 8 aborts and was down 1/4 of my buy in. Should I be leaving based on the amount lost? Should I be staying based on number of orbits? Maybe the play is about to turn in my favor.

How do you determine when to leave and head for another table or even take a break?

On the same note when do you leave if you are doing well at a cerain table?

I leave when the free money is gone. Most of the time (at a good table) you will have 3 or 4 players. The rest are free money (new,suck,etc). When you have good hands just watch the players, then make the move. When you feel there are more players than free money goto a new table.

"I exist for poker"

 

[lucky10477]

When I've taken everyone else's money

I'd like to run into you o a table...you just may bite ore than you can chew with a big statement like that...lol