Do you take days off from poker every week or do you play everyday?
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tamara822
Rock Star
Silver Level
In previous years, I played poker every day, without exception. I played literally every day! From this perspective, I think I was addicted to poker. There is a big difference between addiction to playing poker and playing, maybe everyday but reasonable. By "reasonable" I mean playing tournaments that you really want to play, not anyone just to play. And when you play just to play, you get lost in that whole game. Now I play poker conscientiously and when I want to, and that means taking breaks. I think it's good to take a longer break, for example a month. Then you rest and you can play much more efficiently.
thedarkman
Legend
Platinum Level
If there are days you don't have money, maybe you shouldn't be playing at all, or perhaps change you game?
whiskers77
The art of purring
Loyaler
I am playing nearly daily poker. But not daily for buy-ins.
During the week I play some SNGs for buy-in and afterwards the FRC freeroll.
And at weekends I play hardly buy-in games and mostly the freerolls from CC or from the differnt rooms.
Only some times, when I think, I will have enough time at the weekends, I am
playing some buy-in MTTs. And usually I avoid the SNGs at the weekends.
And therefore I also can skip easily days with playing.
During the week I play some SNGs for buy-in and afterwards the FRC freeroll.
And at weekends I play hardly buy-in games and mostly the freerolls from CC or from the differnt rooms.
Only some times, when I think, I will have enough time at the weekends, I am
playing some buy-in MTTs. And usually I avoid the SNGs at the weekends.
And therefore I also can skip easily days with playing.
Pokerpoet2
Legend
Loyaler
Before the Lock-downs started, last year I played very little on-line Poker, as I got my Poker fix every week at my Local Pub in a league game, I ran the League and had to update the score's every week and post the table on Facebook so the regulars had the results every week.
After I finished any work I had to do, I would play for fun on Facebook and play other games like blackjack, or Cribbage or anything that took my fancy, but the Lock-downs finished the Pub games and I was left with the fun games on Facebook, until one day I thought "Why am I wasting time playing for points when I still had an account on pokerstars".
So deciding that to play for real money was more exciting I started playing again on Pokerstars and I had over $200 in my account when I started and set myself a challenge, to double my account before Christmas.
This meant playing everyday and with the help of the Cardschat freeroll's, I smashed my target, and now have over $550 in my account, So this year I have slowed down and only play occasionally to keep my Pokerstars Chest points Active.
I still play many of the freeroll's and have won one or two, but the need to prove anything to myself is gone, so unless I suddenly decide to try and make the $1,000 mark I might give it a try next year, Who knows?
When the fun Stops, STOP!
After I finished any work I had to do, I would play for fun on Facebook and play other games like blackjack, or Cribbage or anything that took my fancy, but the Lock-downs finished the Pub games and I was left with the fun games on Facebook, until one day I thought "Why am I wasting time playing for points when I still had an account on pokerstars".
So deciding that to play for real money was more exciting I started playing again on Pokerstars and I had over $200 in my account when I started and set myself a challenge, to double my account before Christmas.
This meant playing everyday and with the help of the Cardschat freeroll's, I smashed my target, and now have over $550 in my account, So this year I have slowed down and only play occasionally to keep my Pokerstars Chest points Active.
I still play many of the freeroll's and have won one or two, but the need to prove anything to myself is gone, so unless I suddenly decide to try and make the $1,000 mark I might give it a try next year, Who knows?
When the fun Stops, STOP!