Unfortunately when I get up during the break to do other things I get too tied up and go over the break time and when I finally return late to play, I check my missed hands, and almost always see that I had my best hands when I was sitting out! Murphy’s Law.
Mostly go to the bathroom , I tend to drink a lot of coffee or water when playing. Those breaks are necessary!
I feel 5 minutes is a good compromise for people not wanting break and those that do.
10 minutes every hour would be to much. And would really effect profitability aswell for both PS and players.
I think it would be great if the break was increased, at the final stage of the game for example after 2 hours of playing in the tournament, the next breaks should be 10 minutes, that would be a little shaken.
I used this time to go out to the balcony and smoke a cigarette, but since I quit Smoking, I just go out to the balcony to get some fresh air and a little distraction!
Before the break, I put the kettle. as soon as the break has begun, I make tea or coffee and go to smoke ...) sometimes I wash, that would come to my senses)
Oooh for these 5 minutes you have time to do a lot))) think of a small snack go to the toilet to smoke and even generally distracted not mongo from the game that would not burn out)))
It is essential to do 5 minutes or more of pause, in this moment of pause you end up recharging your energies and distracted from the tensions, especially if you are gaining more concentrated back and if you are missing the pause should be greater than 5 minutes.
Usually I go to smoke, then I put a kettle and make coffee, it's good that I took a break, a little distraction from the game, and then you enter it with new forces