How to stop playing too much? |
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Posted Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:59 am GMT by ComedyBee
For the past 5 attempts at making some cash at online poker i have started well and then gone down hill. I can't work out why this is. The first 3 times i lost my deposit, the 4th time i got it back and the 5th time i made small change, like 12 pounds or something.
What i want to know is how you guys manage your poker, i mean besides the play itself.
- Do you limit yourself to so many hours a day?
- How do you stop yourself playing?
- Do you only play when you have absolutely nothing else to worry about?
Any thoughts?
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Posted Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:44 pm GMT by Muck
If I’m tilting or off my game for any reason I wont play, otherwise the more time I can play the better.
If you’re playing within your bankroll a few bad beats/sessions shouldn’t get you down. Just give it time.
Posted Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:57 pm GMT by mikenike
yea if you feel you can't pull ur self away from the chair for to long, go and have a snooze or have some friends over or go to their house and just hang out.
Posted Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:20 pm GMT by supafrey
People like Mike Caro have published articles on how long you should be playing... Namely they just point out that when you're winning it's very likely that the table is playing poorly and that you should KEEP PLAYING if you're going well + not tilting....
And they say that when you're losing because of stupid decisions, most likely the money has stopped seeming "real" to you because of big losses, and that until you remember just how "real" the money actually is you shouldn't play...
It's something to think about.
Personally I like to make daily targets, and I even have a stop-loss goal for my bad days, but neither is set in stone. I play until I feel like stopping, really.
Posted Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:56 pm GMT by tame_deuces
If we look away from the financial reasons for playing/not playing, if you play poker as a hobby then I think it is important not to let poker interfere with relationships, duties, work, studies and just being social in general. Obviously there will be times when poker will take first rank and I don't think that is wrong at all, alot of hobbies require time and patience, but if it happens all the time I think it is time to take a break.
Posted Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:33 pm GMT by DownriverRick
I agree with tame_deuces, don't let it take over your life. That being said, keep the old acronym HALT in mind. Don't play when your Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. In other words, don't play when you're distracted or not in the right frame of mind. Sometimes taking a break from the game, even if it's just an evening or two, can do wonders.
Posted Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:46 am GMT by Muck
| DownriverRick wrote: | | Don't play when your Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. |
Isn’t this a little harsh? Kind of kicking the friendless while they’re down 
Posted Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:36 pm GMT by supafrey
all poker players are lonely.
Posted Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:33 am GMT by gumbie
| supafrey wrote: | | all poker players are lonely. |
No they aren't. When playing poker you are alone, but I love it.
Loneliness is a different negative emotion.
In my experience playing when Tired or Angry is not a good idea at all.
Posted Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:20 am GMT by crispy cookie
To me Hungry and Angry seem to be in a cause-consequence relation. If I am hungry and keep playing, chances are I would also get angry and concentrate on the fridge and whoever is at home, but not on poker..
What I usually do is just get up after two or 3 hours of play and go do something, like washing the dishes. Then I can notice whether my eyes hurt or whether I am too tired to concentrate. That's when I stop. A 15-minute break always helps in my case.
Posted Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:12 pm GMT by turkeyspanka
I think when you start trying to "just break even" or "win your money back", then you're playing with the totally wrong attitude and you'll just end up losing more money. As soon as you start feeling this I would just quit. Then again, I'm only 15 and I've never even played for real money before. It just seems like common sense. 
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