Poker Fatigue, It's Real

So, we've all been there. Hours of MTT play, or hours at a side game. Maybe you're tilting/ or playing compulsively.

In any case, we all get fatigued after a while, and lose our "A" game.

For me, fatigue sets in during the late stages of an MTT because you're dying for that deep deep finish and I forget to play aggressively enough. Or I'm chasing some losses from earlier in the day.

If i had to put a number on it, I'd say after 4-5 hours of continuous/ intermittent play, It's time for me to rest.

Poker is a mentally taxing game, it requires serious mental stamina.

So, let's use the honesty code :confused: (what is that!?-general forum member And ask- WHO HAS THE MOST MENTAL POKER STAMINA HERE?:p

i play poker everyday for like 3-4 hrs so i would be on the list but definitely not most stamina nowhere close to that thr r player who play 9-10 hr almost evryday i cant do it (evn if i want to)

It would make me depressed playing that many hours to be perfectly honest.

during the winter i played too much 10-14 hours per day, FATIGUED!!... wasted time. I started to play fewer games, cashed more often .. yes fatigue plays like a " slow roller"

I can easily play through the night cash games. Bot online is pretty different. 2-3 hours is ok. After that if I am alive in a tourney (which rarely happens) I play like a donk.

yeah...rest is very important......online poker is almost like a programmer job...........and no one wants to work for hours without resting..............
Your brain thanks you...!!!.........;)

i knew it!! thanks for the info bro, gl

I'm weird sometimes i don't play for a week, and sometimes i play non stop until im falling over. But even when I'm not playing I'm thinking and talking about poker. I agree though I play horrible if I'm not completely focused and I'm lacking the mental stamina thats recquired to do my best.

Someone told me a long time ago, The key to being a successfull online poker player is learn to play short sessions and maximize profits and who cares if they call you a hit and run. They can call you every name in the book, until they are willing to pay your electric bill, piss on' em:)

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Originally Posted by StackSnack

Someone told me a long time ago, The key to being a successfull online poker player is learn to play short sessions and maximize profits and who cares if they call you a hit and run. They can call you every name in the book, until they are willing to pay your electric bill, piss on' em:)

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I have heard this too, just can't get behind the ole hit and run. I at least try to stay a couple more BB if I can. Smoking helps lol, keeps you awake and attentive.

I play, eat and even dream poker I wake up thinking im in a tourney sitting, every break i do 10 push ups and jumping jacks got to keep the blood flowing. I got that from a pro.

poker truth, is unpredictable, when you think have the best letter, and someone comes out with a trio that disrupts your game and get hours in, get angry and annoyed, porq what one was delayed in arriving for another in a minute I take one, sometimes not fair but it is poker

being able to fold hands even two pair when it looks like you cant be beat is the key to winning. Its hard to lay sometimes a hand down. bet when a person shoves all in ive personally found they usually have the unexpected not getting married to your hand is definately a key to winning.

Thank you trudizzle, but your response really had nothing to do with poker fatigue.

I play poker just about every day. Some days I can't play more than a few sng's due to other obligations (family, work, school, etc.), and some days I can sit here and play all day.

I've gotten better over the years at being able to recognize when I am feeling it and when I'm not. When I'm not really feeling it, I try to stay away from mtt's and cash tables, and just play 1-2 sng's at a time, sometimes taking breaks in between.

I play 2 or 3 hours .. not spending so much time playing .. I wear being so long in front of the conputadora!

Well thank you all for the eloquent responses

I am good for about 4 hours after that I start to lose it. I am pretty much useless after 6.

I do not fatigue the poker game because usually when I'm calm :)

for me is for relex,when i play i go sleep so good.but is true is very fatigue,we need good fisic condition

Well i am delighted so many people responded

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Originally Posted by steveg78

I am good for about 4 hours after that I start to lose it. I am pretty much useless after 6.

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yes pretty much true for online tournaments...

hehehehe it's true what you say but I think maybe I've gotten used to the many times I get far in tournaments and for me and when I have a lot of time in a tournament is when my adrenaline goes up more as it goes down more posts intense is my game.

i have lost a few bankrolls base off poker fatigue..dont do it, if you tired and had a good day shut your pc off and start over tomorrow..gl

Im able to grind it out online for atleast a solid 12-14 hours then I straight slowing down. I dont see how these guys are putting in 24-36 hours sessions live/online. Esp Live with such a SLOW game I would fall asleep at the table.

i think the slow games give you the fatigue a fast game keeps you going

Physical condition matters a lot .. because at a time when you get the beet's some bad comes to put your dick in his poker