How much poker do you play a day?

[Zin]

I play 3-4 hrs per day on week nights, 6+ hrs per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 

[DeadlyAim]

I guess Im in the minority. I play when I can... but take long breaks.

As a beginner I played what every one is saying maybe not everyday but 3-6 days... but I play a lot... but too much is bad feel you get tired... and can only play so much at optimum level.

Unless your pro you should have school or work so its a night thing. A lot of people play a lot of meaningless games like Call of Duty for days or watch mindless tv... at least here your improving a skill of sorts.

I have a decade on my belt I take long breaks to focus work/life or studies. But in my breaks I play 2-5 days or so I enter about 3+ sometimes 8 tourneys... my plan is usually 4. I plan to win. I usually last a good hr minimum more like 1.5+ hrs regardless of game... Turbo or satellites are quicker and shorter.

I play good almost always losing to better straights or K9 v AK bad beats. When busy I play 1-2 tourneys Sunday that are biggest cash ones.

I find when I take breaks I come back stronger so I do that as a result. New Years time get time off + big tourneys so I play...

3-5 days 3-9 hrs... sometimes just wait for tourneys... but on a long day I can play almost 12 hrs straight... I take breaks in between cause I know my style. Play "my style games" no Turbo... regular... with 200+ players... good sized stack. I play odds so if 36 cashes and 150 players its 5 to 1 odds that is as high as I go. On rebuys it is higher sometimes only 30 lose but I enter those due to higher payouts sometimes. 3 to 1 are easy cashes and get in bubble at least with frequency. A 6-7 to one is pushing it so I like style non-Turbo + cash is good.

Free tourneys are easier. Everyone calls I got in play money one yesterday beat everyone WS qualifier tix... I spend 250K playmoney 1/2 my stack was like 5 tix and 9 people are you kidding me and 2 chances. I KOed 4 people and the first 3... lol... kept testing me till final 5 are like damn he's good.

I think since, your new figure out not how many hours but quality time you can play... eventually you burn out hrs consecutive a day, consecutive days played... are you a night person or morning (I lost/missed those damn early ones).

Playing everyday I can't do it... I guess I could but I'd have to quit everything and be a pro. With this economy who knows lol... Im taking the semi-standard route on that. Its good to manage your chip stack before you try big time... take it slow when you start out $ tourneys. Its better to be great at lower stakes than mediocre at higher ones.

 

[WR_CC]

Poker just a hobby. 3-4 tournaments or sit'n'go in a week. Trying to built a bankroll from 0.

 

[ccocco]

I generally play on average 2 or 3 hours a day sometimes more, but I do like fun and I try to take care of my bankroll and do not risk a lot of money, play occasionally some mtt to see if I get to the final table or least a little collection to raise my bankroll. in synthesis I take it as entertainment but who tells you if you ever do not hit a great tournament .. hehehe. PS game. Greetings.

 

[abzdolc]

2-15 hours/day. There is no constants of playing

 

[Cooking]

Depends of what I'm playing in that day. If MTT's, I probably play 3-4 hours per day. If cash game, usually less than 3 hours unless the session is very good.

 

[Tiltt2424]

Depends on the day but I'd say I spend about 4-5 hours on average.

 

[OzExorcist]

I probably play a few hours a month.

 

[DaBrowner]

Couple hours during week and alot of hours on weekend.

 

[CAMurray]

Weekdays (Daytime) 2-3 hrs 1/3L and 2-3 Hrs 1/2NL (depending on when the NL table opens)

Weekends (Evenings) 4-5 hrs of 1/2 or 3/5 NL depending on who's playing what.

The above games are live

 

[Henry Minute]

I usually play 4+ hours a day. I start at 16:00(ish) and don't enter any new games after 20:00 so it can be more than 6 hours if I go deep in the last one I enter.

Have to admit though that I have only played 2 or 3 games since Christmas.

 

[Titleist1977]

I usually play about 3 hours or so in a week & about 5 or so on the weekends. Also depends if there are any good tournaments for me to play in to.

 

[Sneaky Feet]

Wow you guys all sound like professionals playing so many hours! What would you say your average hourly income is? Is there anyone here that plays for a living?

 

[WeenieSVK]

I usually play from 12 to 16 SNGs, its about 3-4 hours. I wish I could play more often :/

 

[BenjiHustle]

I play 5 half-hour sessions a day. It's very much on the low end, but I have responsibilities that take up much of my time. The reality is that I need to get good at multi-tabling to make the most of my time, because I would love to get 8 hours worth of play out of my available time.

 

[zegaum]

An average of 2, 3 hours per day in SnG Low stackes.

 

[midgetfactory]

i play about 5 hours a week, full time work andd too tired to play in the evenings. used to play alot more, but falling out of love with the game

 

[zjohnzzz]

couple hrs day, omaha h/l ring my fav

 

[suxkysuxky]

I PLAY ON AVERAGE 10 20 A DA MOSTLY freerolls ON FULL TILT MOSTLY HOLDEN BUT I PLAY THE NEW TO THE GAME FREEROLLS WHICH ARE NOT HOLDEN AS I AM NOT ELIGABLE FOR THE HOLDEN ONES ANYMORE.
MY FAVOURITE GAME BESIDES HOLDEN IS PROBABLY RAZZ!!!!!

just noticed i left caps lock on

 

[LukeSilver]

I make my money from online poker but make about the wages someone in McDonalds in hondorous gets. but now I cant play for 72 hours when usually I play every day for six hours plus so now im going to sit in my room alone and cry.

 

[jancika77]

I play 1-2 hrs per day weekends included. Use to play 5-6 hours daily on pokerstars. Now I got new job so i do not have that much time anymore.

 

[luckytvguy]

For me,multitabling,no other work,30 sng's a day.

 

[Yadoula]

Wow, you guys play a lot of really low stakes poker.. Get on the cash games, read my tiny thread, and start making real money for your efforts.

 

[gabsantos]

good game really good 3 to 5 hours daily freerolls game and some sitandgo .. my rooms pokerstars and fulltilt poker Bovada poker sometimes .. regards

 

[shaazy712]

i play 2 to 3 hours a day in the week and longer on the weekends if i am home.