When to leave an online cash table

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This is one of the key things I'm struggling with my game. Not knowing when to leave a table. In the end I loose my patience & loose a lot of my winnings & then some, trying to overplay a hand.

Right now I do quite well at 2NL and play a decent enough game but I'm not winning but instead loosing. Due to the lack of discipline I possess after playing a really good session winning almost 150BB+ I loose much of it & then some within a short period of time.

Is it because I do not treat 1c/2c because it is a small amount? Or is it because I sit on a table much longer than I should have?

I'm thinking of taking a break from cash and going back to freerolls to pump up my bankroll.

What are the things I should do to improve my self discipline-wise?
What are the things that you imply yourself?
 
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Leaving at the right time

In my opinion it varies depending on the situation but I have read some good things saying that you should set a time limit and no matter where your stack is you should get up and go. This may be hard to do but as you asked what discipline is recommended I think this would be a beneficial thing to try for you.

Hope it works out for ya!
 
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I think a key question you raised there was are you taking it seriously enough due to the stakes. Those little losses clearly add up over a period of time.

Why not set yourself a time limit and once you hit it you walk away, unless it's a table full of fish of course and you're clearing up!
 
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yes get up and go...with u win 150bb and move other table maybe
 
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Another approach could be a trailing stop loss like it's used in trading. Determine your SL before you sit on the table and stick to it after winning. Lets say your SL is 50 BB. After you win 150 BB you should leave the table, when you're down to 100 BB.
 
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Rising from a table being the winner and having a good streak is not easy, just think of disconnecting the model or data and go do something else in life, I worked, lose some of your earnings and more difficult and now That you try to recover the lost and you are in front of a wall with no exit
 
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I would say that playing a limit that is meaningful to me in term of money is a good way to stay disciplined. I warm up a bit at 2NL when I start a session and I realized I was making looser calls. My winrate is good now at 5NL, better than 2NL, which I play less though. If you can play it, maybe you'd be more disciplined, I know I am. I still tend to become too agro when I'm in a losing session.

Maybe you are be too confident when winning and it makes you looser, which you shouldn't if your normal game is fine. We are all different, I'm quite happy to call it a day when I won 2 buy-ins in a session. I stick around when I lose!
Anyway, good luck at the tables, I think we get better at tilt management, overconfidence etc... with time.
 
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I agree with the idea of setting limits. Set a limit on how much you are going to spend. If you loose it or it looks like you will, quit and go home. I think it's a good idea to set a time limit. If your not making a profit after a certain time go home, it's probably not your day. Maybe set a win limit as well, just incase your luck changes and you start loosing
 
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Hey, I had a similar problem like that recently. The way I deal with it is to physically remove myself from the house. When I'm running bad and I can feel the tilt monster reaching for the call button, I just log off and turn off the computer. My routine is to go for a long walk and listen to podcasts about the game. That way I still feel like I'm getting something done, but I'm out in the fresh air and calming myself down. The next session always feel better. My "Stop-Loss Limit" is 600bb. Once I drop that amount during a session I log off straight away. This is number I've chosen to let myself know that I'm not on my A-Game and should come back another day.

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Whether or not you leave a table should not be determined by an artificial dollar profit. If you are playing well, feeling good and the game is beatable, why leave and miss out on this opportunity? On the other hand, if you are tired, and not making good decisions then leave.
 
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Whether or not you leave a table should not be determined by an artificial dollar profit. If you are playing well, feeling good and the game is beatable, why leave and miss out on this opportunity? On the other hand, if you are tired, and not making good decisions then leave.
 
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Every poker player realizes that there are "hot streaks" and "cold streaks". It is unavoidable. Stay on the table when you think you are on a hot streak, get off that table when in turns around to a cold streak.
 
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My honest feedback that has helped me with this problem of not knowing when too leave is this: shortstack find spots to get 3:1 on your money getting in and if you win leave right away.
 
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I really think so too set a time period so u know when to pull out no matter the stacks
 
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When I play cash games I usually pick a certain time length I'm planning to play (usually an hour) and maintain that unless I double my initial sit down amount. If I double up then I just walk away because I tend to get too loose because I feel like I'm so far ahead.
 
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Best times to leave. When your gut tells you it's time to go. When you tell yourself - ok - I'm on tilt and playing hands I shouldn't be. When you are up an amount you set before starting the session.
 
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You said it yourself, "I lose my patience..and then my profit."

To avoid this you must stop playing as soon as you as you notice this in you.

You can try to elongate your ability to stay focused. But why repeat the results you know will happen over and over?

Walk the dog - read the mail - call a friend - wash the dishes - take out the garbage....get the boredom out of your system and return to the table to be profitable and successful.

Good luck !
 
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I don't play cash games much at all. but when I did, I would leave if I felt like I was cooling off, or if I had won a lot. I called my brother one night, I told him to tell me to sit out. I was making almost the whole table mad because of my winning streak playing Omaha H/L. I left the table 400.00 ahead. I had only started playing to build up my FPP's so I could get my bonus.
 
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Had situation yesterday. Playing 3 tables .25/.50 6 man was crushing two tables. The third stupid things were happening. Players playing crazy hands bad turn cards crazy stuff was nuts. After 15 minutes I was done just let that table and focused on other two instead
 
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I find it quite easy - I sit down for whatever amount and set a target - I don’t leave the table until make that target. Or do my spuds haha
 
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Before you start get in your head an amount of time you are going to play. As long as you are fresh and playing/thinking well keep playing until you meet your time goal.

If you start to feel tilty or thinking about results it's time to leave.

If you get to the end of your allowed time and are at a fishy game then by all means hang around a little longer.

The key is to not focus on how much you are up or down for the session because if you do you will start letting that affect your play. Chasing losses is a form of tilt.
 
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you can put some limits, or play only when youre ok
 
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I think it's best to set a specific time at each table, regardless of whether you're doing badly or not while you're adjusting
 
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I read in a book that when you start to think about leaving, this is the time you have to quit.

You won't play your best game when you start thinking about leaving. If you lose an important hand right after, tilt is probably going right ater you as you will say: "Damn, I should have quit when I was thinking about it"
 
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I like to leave when I’ve doubled up an if I’m losing I like to think I leave if Iv lost half my stack
 
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