How Many Hours Can You Play A Day Live? - Page 3 - Poker Card Room

HighSpirit · 02-07-2012, 06:31 PM

1-4 hours Plays like a CHAMP! Talkative.
5-8 hours Talkative, gets a little careless/takes more risks.
9-12 hours Gets too comfortable, starts drifting a bit.
13-24 hours Emotions start to get effected more easily.

vhawk01 · 02-07-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dgiharris

I can play my A-game for about 6 hrs

Then I fall to my B-game for about another 6hrs max and then I stop

But I think you are asking the wrong question. Its not 'how long' can you play but how long you 'should' play.

What i've done is i've identified all of my precursors to bad play, some precursors I allow myself 3 occurrences before i'm done, my own personal 3 strikes and your out rule...

For instance

When I make a donk -EV play (regardless if I lose or not)

but I have some precursors that are 1 strike and i'm out such as

If I nod off tired even for an instance, i'm done
If I forget my hole cards while in a hand and have to relook, i'm done
If I get emotional or upset for any reason, i'm done...

To date, I rarely if ever play more than 10 hrs before I trip the above "bad play" meters...

I can't tell you how much money the above (and host of other rules) have saved me

Dont think I've ever read a post of yours that wasnt helpful and didnt just ooze professionalism, not being sarcastic or anything. This is an excellent approach.

KrazyKris · 02-07-2012, 11:21 PM

Usually 8-9.

Asterix811 · 02-08-2012, 01:17 PM

I just started casino play a couple months ago in AC. Usually play at least 5 or 6 hours, played 10-12 a few times. Every hour or two I stand up for a couple minutes while a hand I'm not in is going on, just to stretch my legs. Once or twice during the session I'll take a break, get something to eat, walk around, maybe step outside for some fresh air. It's an hour+ each way to AC so it's not really worth making the trip for just a few hours.

DLYskes1976 · 02-09-2012, 02:52 AM

I've done 12+ hours many times playing live.....

usually its not how many hour's " can I play " its how many hours do I want to play????

I mean usually I like to play for at least 5 - 8 hours per day...

I think the longest session i've done was around 20hours....... once i hit around the 6 to 7 hour mark, i take a break, hit the bathroom, and just stretch my legs for a bit, usually lasts about 1 orbit.....

zunni74 · 02-09-2012, 07:29 AM

about 10 hours. Then I start to lose focus and make bad decisions.

twil08 · 02-09-2012, 11:24 PM

For me it is 4 hours. After that I really start losing focus. I'm 27 by the way.

I notice around the 5-6 hour mark I really lose my "gamble" where I start playing so incredibly weak tight it is embarrassing. Sometimes I fix this by taking a dinner break and coming back feeling fresh, but usually I just go home.

When I was younger i'd do 8-10 hour sessions no problem. Not sure I really miss it but it's probably because I don't enjoy poker as much now that I can't sit there for more than 4 hours these days.

Kentexacan · 02-16-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HighSpirit

1-4 hours Plays like a CHAMP! Talkative.
5-8 hours Talkative, gets a little careless/takes more risks.
9-12 hours Gets too comfortable, starts drifting a bit.
13-24 hours Emotions start to get effected more easily.

I've found this very true for me.

I keep pretty detailed records of my results in excel. Over the past 560 hours (I realize this is not a HUGE sample size but not tiny either) I found that my optimal sessions are 5 hours or so. Anything after that becomes counter-productive unless the games are super juicy.

Thousand Tigers · 02-16-2012, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twil08

For me it is 4 hours. After that I really start losing focus. I'm 27 by the way.

I notice around the 5-6 hour mark I really lose my "gamble" where I start playing so incredibly weak tight it is embarrassing. Sometimes I fix this by taking a dinner break and coming back feeling fresh, but usually I just go home.

This sounds exactly like me (I'm 28). When I play I typically put in a solid 4 hour session then start to fade after that. If the game is really good I can stay another 2 hours, but I've put in very few sessions much longer than that.

winky51 · 02-17-2012, 07:00 PM

Assuming I follow my practices of sleep, exercise and healthy low glysemic index foods - 8 hours A-B game.

One bad beat runner runner vs my top set all in for 2 BIs... I monkey tilt right away and start throwing poop at people.

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Ok another note. The older you are I think the less you can play. Stamina and life take their toll. Working 8 hours, take care of kids, then go play? Thats rough. I play when Im off only.

CardSharpCook · 02-18-2012, 07:10 AM

I just quit a good game bc I'd been playing for 9 hours.