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10-14-04, 08:15 PM
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How long is too long?
When playing online, at what point do find you start to get distracted/lose concentration etc., and losing BBs as a result? Personally, I find that after about three hours in one stretch I'm best off shutting down even if the table is still juicy.
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10-15-04, 12:14 AM
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Great question..... I'm honestly not sure. I tend to get distracted fairly easily, so I usually play 2-3 tables to keep my interest. I tend to play in spurts, probably about an hour and a half long on average. I've played 3-4 hours sessions plenty of times though, and I don't think it's affected my results... so I don't know that I can answer your question.
Probably around the 4-5 hour mark for me though. Just a guess. |
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10-15-04, 01:05 AM
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Nice question.
Playing one table enables me to multitask. Sounds wierd, but I don't sit and watch the screen. Playing more than one table, on the other hand, can get "draining." Of course, in my past experience, when I'm winning money, I never feel drained. And I do drink a lot of coffee.
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10-15-04, 01:07 AM
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I just got done playing tonight for 5 hours. I was only playing one table, so I was able to do other things, but I did net a win, and right now I'm debating whether to play ANOTHER SnG since I'm getting hot cards. I think I'll just go to bed.
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10-15-04, 04:36 PM
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3 or 4 hours for me. i always seem to hit my high at a table around 2 and a half hours. if i'm playing up to 4 hours i start losing badly. dunno if thats just me losing interest and playing badly or my judgement going but i never seem to take big hits in the first few hours.
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10-19-04, 03:41 PM
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I think 6- 8 hrs is the max a person should play anything more and you'll be bound to make mistakes.
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10-20-04, 09:48 PM
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After 100 hands
I log off after 100 hands because that as many hands as Poker Stars can send you via email. So I take a break
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12-16-04, 12:01 PM
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2-3 hours is usually the most I can go. My style is a lot like Lou's in that I usually only play one table at a time and can multitask. When I play poker for 3 hours I usually haven't just been sitting staring at the screen the whole time. I can usually stay focused longer in multi table tourneys obviously because its often necessary to concentrate longer but I also being the session expecting to play for a long period of time and am more prepared for it.
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12-16-04, 12:04 PM
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Also if I am not in the mood to play i dont bother at all. I need to be fully into the games or I tend to lose very quickly. I would say 3-4hrs is enough for me. When i won a few large freerolls i was tried at the end of a 7hr session.
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12-16-04, 12:32 PM
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It usually depends what you're trying to accomplish. If you're just grinding away at a ring table then you just have to excersie the patience and see how the cards have been going. If you're on a tourney, you must stayed focus for the whole time. But if you're just trying to clear a bonus, then you just go nuts and multi table that. =P
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12-16-04, 01:27 PM
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I find that i rarely play for more than 3 hrs at a time, at least in ring games. In huge tournies, if you are still in of course you may have to suck it up for longer, but there are at least 5 min. breaks every hour. Seems like 2-3 is about where people tend to need to take a breather.
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