Do you sometimes get fed up with poker?

Two weeks ago I took a break from poker and I am planning to stay away from poker for two more weeks.

Hopefully the joy and excitement in poker will be back then

It’s been 2 months now since I relocate to Cambodia for live cash game. Been grinding at two houses 7 hours and 5 hours on a daily basis.
Third weeks into it I fell flat, exhausted and don’t feel like working( grinding ) anymore.
Then I took a 4 days break with my local gf and went back to her village
I’m back now playing again with better results and motivation
Have decided to practice a one day off weekly and a 4 -5 days short vacation every month
It’s really good mentally and physically

Last times I am taking a long break from poker. I am playing a game that at the beginning, I thought a childish game, but now I am addicted and I am forgeting poker. I am able now to see my money again, hahaha...

I've had a really frustrating year in poker so far. I play a weekly home game and 2 organized "poker league" types games on a cell app each week. I play for play money as well, on the off days from the real money (small stakes) games.

Last Sunday, after playing well, and seeing shitty play rewarded, after I busted, I decided I needed to not play. I though for a couple days. Then our home game came around and I was really on the fence, but decided to both flip a coin and do a Twitter poll. But suggested I skip the game, so I did. Last night I didn't play the app game, and I didn't play an impromptu game in the app with the group either.

It both feels weird, and good. I think I won't play a hand until next Wednesday's home game. That will be a 10 day hiatus. I'm trying to watch some videos and read here to engage my poker mind. I watched both days of Poker After Dark this week, and some YouTube things. I have some Jonathan Little things I downloaded that I'm going to dive into today as well.

Come Wednesday, I going to go in calm, and try to play my best, and hope the luckboxes don't get lucky.

After the birth of my son I had a little break...but now I’m in action)))

Absolutely, sometimes rage quit, sometimes have bigger priorities and poker becomes a distraction. You can only hit the deposit/reload so many times before you self-exclude in frustration.

Originally Posted by Anders1616

Do you sometimes get fed up with poker?

Two weeks ago I took a break from poker and I am planning to stay away from poker for two more weeks.

Hopefully the joy and excitement in poker will be back then

Its good to take a break from anything you are doing, that way it will allow you to collect yourself and when you go back into it you will be sharper.

After an impressive series of unsuccessful defeats and disappointments, I have not played poker for about 6 months.

A mental break from poker is always a good thing to recharge the batteries.

I don't really get " fed up " most of my breaks over the years have been simply because something else more fully demanded my time ... I do agree though that a little balance .. doing and giving importance to something else on a regular basis keeps other things fresh .. and I feel that will allow you to do those things better, as well as make them more enjoyable ....

My last break lasts for a 10 years
Now I'm playing without any problems everyday.

I took a long break back in 2009. Then I thought about getting back into it and approaching it the right way in 2018. So I started studying poker, reading books, articles, joining forums/dicord servers/reddit communities and watching training videos. Then I started playing freerolls in late 2018 and made my first deposit in mid 2019. I took another break in November of 2019, started back around Christmas, took some losses and then had my biggest score ever of $1,762 on New Year's Day!

TLDR: breaks are good when you feel you need to take them. Persevering through adversity and repeated failure towards your goals is also good.

Everyone is different, but I believe everyone needs a break at some point for a certain amount of time. The key is to come back feeling refreshed and ready to play. Whether that be for a day, week, month, year, or decade. Whatever you feel like you need to get back to enjoying the game, take it.

I find that a 1-2 week vacation is good at least once a year. and I do not take my computer, or ipad, and only use the phone if someone calls, and there is a name to go with the call. I mean, if you're going to take a vacation, take a vacation.

I certainly pause at poker yes: first to study and second to rest too. But I usually don't take breaks as long as you do, at most 2 to 3 days and I'll be back in the game.

Yeah its usually correlated with the amount of money I have

You can be sure, it worked for me! I noticed it again, poker no longer brings so much fun and excitement. I also need a break, I have been planning for a long time.

Those breaks work for me very well , I can tell the difference in my game and imagine I am not a pro or something similar , I am a recreational.

I don't know if a 4 weeks break will work more or less compared to a 2 days off break /week but this is something you know better for yourself.I find that playing less times/week affects my game very much.

No doubt, sometimes you need to take a break even from playing poker. I am convinced that rest well affects the concentration and endurance of the player. I usually rest for 1-2 weeks every 2-3 months.

Usually, I do not play too often to get tired. I only play 3-4 days a week, so I do not need a break at the moment.

Yes, the last time I played poker was last Thursday. But the break I took was due to the problems I have been facing with my internet ever since...

Of course, I try to relax more often from poker, especially when the excitement disappears and you start to take certain actions automatically without hesitation, it really helps a lot, recharging is good

I never play for long enough so that i need a brake. Having limited free time and other hobbies different than poker is natural way to have some breaks from poker sometimes for up to few weeks. Especially in the summer with so much things to do outside it is inevitable.

I take a break when I have Down Streak (or Downswing). When I played live poker, I had 1 or 2 days for luck to return to me, and then I continued to enjoy the game with renewed vigor. In online poker, I need a week or sometimes more time to forget the series of failures and start playing again as good as usual. When I’m in a bad mood, I don’t play poker on such days. In general, I think it is periodically necessary to take a break for those who have poker as their main source of income. Professional poker is work, and a person should rest from any work.

I take frequent breaks from poker. Not so much because I'm upset and tilted, but because I like to take a step back and use that time as a period of reflection where I might be giving up too much with my play.

Yes... sometimes... when there is a satiety of the game... but then I always come back

Yeah it has to be a very bad sesion for me to take a break

I usally dont do it

Originally Posted by Drumsound

I've had a really frustrating year in poker so far. I play a weekly home game and 2 organized "poker league" types games on a cell app each week. I play for play money as well, on the off days from the real money (small stakes) games.

Last Sunday, after playing well, and seeing shitty play rewarded, after I busted, I decided I needed to not play. I though for a couple days. Then our home game came around and I was really on the fence, but decided to both flip a coin and do a Twitter poll. But suggested I skip the game, so I did. Last night I didn't play the app game, and I didn't play an impromptu game in the app with the group either.

It both feels weird, and good. I think I won't play a hand until next Wednesday's home game. That will be a 10 day hiatus. I'm trying to watch some videos and read here to engage my poker mind. I watched both days of Poker After Dark this week, and some YouTube things. I have some Jonathan Little things I downloaded that I'm going to dive into today as well.

Come Wednesday, I going to go in calm, and try to play my best, and hope the luckboxes don't get lucky.

I thought I'd come back and talk about my results. I did take 10 days. I didn't play a single hand from the frustrating night on the app until last night's homegame.

I spent some good time with my Jonathan Little videos, just watching and thinking. I didn't take notes, but tried to keep things in mind. I think thinking longer before acting was helpful.

Last night I felt really good going into the game, and really good after. I felt like my situational awareness was really good. Most of my decisions seemed right, and the majority paid off. I didn't play a ton of hands, but I did play them well. I made a triple barrel bluff that I believed to be the smart play, and it was. Even though I was playing against someone who's never played with us, I felt I knew where I was at in the hand. My bluff was with purpose. It told a good story, and to the rest of the table (those not in the hand) they seemed to think I had it. Oddly enough, even though new guy kept calling, he had nothing. We both just had K high, but I had him out kicked and took the pot early in the SNG. I got away from a couple hands, based on reads and range though, and I think I was right.

The only hand I wished I played differently was my bust out. We were 3 handed (in the money and POY points). The SB limped to me in the big. I had 9T and considered pushing, as I was pretty short, but decided to check and see. The flop was 238 and went check check. The turn was a T and the SB bet, and I shoved for about double his bet. He called, and had 23. I didn't get the river and recouped my investment. Had I been aggressive preflop, I might have picked up his limp and positioned myself better to place higher.

The break was WONDERFUL for my mindset. I need to stay in tune with myself and do it as necessary.

I play poker to relax after work
I don't think I can take a break from poker

In the week 1-2 days maybe I will not play, usually for a break and sometimes because of work. Breaks are good, because you take a breath and return fresh and with more apetite for the game.

every two months, the three times I get about 10 to 15 days without playing, I do well to do an analysis and air my head

Yes, I sometimes take a break from poker. It happens when I keep on losing no matter how well I played. I do other things like watch a movie.

The breaks are part of my poker routine.

We can't play as robots 24/7 and expect good results, everything in excess is bad, the ideal is to reach a balance where we do not our tired playing poker, in this way, every time we return to the tables are us full of energy and can deploy our best game.

Hello there!

Nice topic!

Well I play a lot of poker since I don't know when anymore! So breaks are mendatory for me! I can't take the poker life everyday, I have to get away for a while from time to time!

I always get back with a clear head and a lot of enegy after a break!

I hope you are enjoying yours and that you'd get good result once you're back!

gl gl gl

It's been a while since I've played live with cash but all I do is play freerolls online to try and pick up some change and see what I can do with it. So as far as that goes there's no need to take a break.

yes I take a break from poker. This time it's been a couple of months away from poker.

Yes, I sometimes take a break from poker, for example, go to a club or sit with friends in a bar, drink beer or watch TV shows or movies at home, for example, to distract myself ...

break should be at least 2-3 days a week, I personally do not adhere to that because if you play every day you lose concentration and play worse, I lost $ 400 for 2 weeks just because I played every day.

Originally Posted by Anders1616

Do you sometimes get fed up with poker?

Two weeks ago I took a break from poker and I am planning to stay away from poker for two more weeks.

Hopefully the joy and excitement in poker will be back then

Good for what I understand from your question, I also have done this a few times until it improves our game, also helps in psychological and stress

Breaks are essential , especially if you don't feel that you are in the right mood for some days , if you feel tired , after msny bad beats and a downswing , or if you have a job/work to accomplish that demands all the time , also some of your free time . Breaks are good for me , cannot understand how some players play everyday without losing not even one day , either it's buyin games or freerolls .

it's quite good sometimes to take some time outside the poker tables.
you have to take some time to think and rethink the game method

I get fed up all the time but almost never stop playing. Been playing almost every day for 12 years. I have played at least a half million hands.

I take a break for a few days at least once every 2-3 weeks, completely forgetting about poker.

when I lose poker, I want to take a break, but if I take a break I lose my game

Taking a break from playing poker can be a good idea if you’re feeling frustrated! I just make sure to refocus and study even more than I otherwise would in order to make up for the time

I only take break after loosing streaks or loosing my bankroll, sometimes i quit for a year then sometimes not

I am back after the break.

Last Sunday, i played in a freeroll of 888 and won $38

I take a break whenever poker doesn't fit into my lifestyle. For example, if I don't get the time I need, or if I don't have the money to put up. I find that I always come back around to it later on.

I've been mostly off poker since the DOJ shut down online poker and chased too many fish away from Stars and Full Tilt, which is a problem since, although I'm Canadian, I'm on the west coast.

Have I missed much?

Poker is not a job, but most likely just a vacation. But why rest from such a rest? Everyday cares are pleasantly replaced by a game of poker for your pleasure. Sorry I wanted to philosophize a little