When do you think it's best to leave from a cash table?

[VivicvrMga]

I used to make the same mistake now I leave the table after doubling my initial investment and enter a new room.

 

[JordieChloe]

I leave when I am no longer making good decisions. That is when i lose considerably.

 

[Aaron Soto]

This is probably one of the biggest leaks in poker. In one of the poker books i have read it was from Dusty Schmidt's Treat Your Poker like a Business. He says treat like a 40 an hour week passion. It's like a job you keep a certain schedule. Let's say 8 hours a day from 10 to 6. Let's be real though, nobody out there plays solid poker when there up after the 12 hour mark still grinding away trying to stay awake at a cash game. This has been one of my biggest leaks for a long time now. Also not having a certain loss amount to stop at. I think 2 buy-ins is more money then enough to quit.

 

[oneybiggs]

Aha each to their own I think on this topic.occsioally I stick around for a lengthy cash session but generally speaking I like to cut n run if a hit a good triple up.if that's rat-holing then call me guilty although I usually hang around at least another round which more often than not leads to a series of being sucked in by good looking bad beats.its not easy that much I do know.personally I take my hat off to anyone that can consistently double or triple their stack then move onto another table.if people don't like it they shouldn't put their chips on the table unless its a sure thing...or go play tourneys to avoid so called (rat-holers) if their games so good that all that's stopping them is another playing quitting while they're ahead.

 

[vapandrei]

When you doubled up, when you lost half the buyin (a bad luck hand doesn't count), when you're tired, when you're on tilt.

Personally I always know when to leave. The problem is actually leaving. )

 

[fatshady21]

I don't play cash games but when i do i always leave when i feel tired from playing in that table.

 

[thejuice1]

maybe start to plan length of your session? just find out how long you can play your best, for example 1 hour and after make a break. Just don't focus on how much you earn but focus on trying to make best decisions. Maybe after you win some money you just start to focus much on not losing it and then ... you lose it. So it could be some mindset problem if you start to lose your winnings after some time. So start to play shorter sessions.

This is a great idea. You don't have to stick to it to the minute, but start out saying youll give yourself 4 hours to play (just picked a time limit). If you are doing way good, then maybe extend it by a half hour or so.
Whether its by time limit or by amount won, regardless, stick to it pretty closely, if not exact.
The keys to gambling are not only winning, but also minimizing your losses. Some nights, no matter how good you play, the cards and luck are just against you.
So my advice is bring a set amount to play with (ideally with some rebuy behind it), and don't input a dime more if you happen to lose that in one sitting.

 

[kasra32]

This is a direct relationship to the management of capital! Usually all make such mistakes. It's important to learn from the mistakes

 

[lsbenn]

This has happened to me. I noticed it happened several times when several new players ( like 2 to 3) enter the table. It seems to change the game and you have to learn their play style or they come in with a horse shoe up their azz. LOL
I have learned that is my signal to pack up and go home with my winnings.

 

[Saurkraut]

when your ahead and feel like u might lose to a badbeat or a suckout.

 

[Justin Bloomquist]

I did the same thing with my freeroll winnings and lost it all. Next time I win money, I'm going to split my winnings for cash games and tournaments/SnGs.

 

[Joe702]

When the ATM or drunk guy leaves.

 

[Jdjakubisin]

I think that as soon as fatigue begins to appear, or you begin to succumb to your emotions, then you need to stop playing. You can also set a winning limit, for example, if you double your initial stack, then you can safely leave.

It really depends on the crowd. If you think they are about to figure out your rhythm and slowplay you into a few bad beats, get out while you are at 200%!!! If they are just appearing more desperate to hold on, you should be staying longer than they are.

Just don't let tired players outlast you.

 

[have]

win

win get taired leave havefunAA

 

[Holy_Ghost]

I agree with you as cash tables are very risky

Hello.
No, I do not make such mistakes.
After losing $ 70 in cash games, I no longer play cash games. This is very difficult for me. In my opinion it is better to play in tournaments. This is less risky.

In a tournament you can only lose the set buy in

 

[Jdjakubisin]

I keep doing the same mistake: after i won pretty much at a cash table i keep playing when actually i should leave the table then i start to lose all my winnings. I hope you guys didn't do the same mistake; or did you do same foolish mistake?😝😊

Because gambling is habit forming and money should be respected, you have to set limits before you loose control.

I will tell you about my last casino outing as a prefect example.

Black Jack table; Start at $300, after I got to $550, I tell myself I shouldn't go back down below $500. I didn't and I walked.

Up to the poker room. Solid play led my $300 max buyin at the 1/3 table to turn into $540. I refused to let myself go back down below $500 when I seen all those chips sitting there. I didn't.

THEN... $400 up I decide its time to try some Pot Limit Omaha. Blinds are 1/2 with a $5 bring in. Also, casino special was paying $500 to anyone making quads A's-6's. Good to give it a try in an Omaha game. I DID NOT exhibit the same discipline here. I tried to turn my luck around through the massive cash game pots that come about in that game and I lost everything. My winnings didn't out last my luck.

A few things to think about;
1) Keep the money if you have made it.
2) Have enough presence of mind to realize when someone can read you. Even if you see this and think you can turn it around on him, he is also going to be aware that you are going to want to do that. If this happens, you aren't going to get much more out of him. All the more reason to hit, win and leave.
3) Not keeping to my own rules has cost me more money than anything else, ever. Now that I think about it.

 

[Jdjakubisin]

In a tournament you can only lose the set buy in

Thats a great way to get started and build confidence.