How long per session?

EvilPingu

Been playing some NL4, built my stack up to around £12 (Okay, I flopped quads and someone kept betting into me and went all in) before a couple of regs joined. At this point, I'd been playing for just over 3 hours non-stop. I threw away about £3 by making calls which I shouldn't have made pre-flop with marginal hands at best - KJ, A8, A9 facing a raise pre-flop from NL4 regs, for instance, whereas usually them hands just go straight in the muck in that spot.

Basically, I was tired and playing badly, so I'm wondering how long I should play for before taking a break? 

The_Don90

I usually mix up my session lenths depending on how im feeling. ATM this month im just shy of 7k hands and ive played 3x 2 hour sessions each day. This allows me time to recover. Im hoping to get 4 or 5 sessions intoday due to a tournament later on tonight i have to stay awake for.

I think each person it varies, your saying you where making marginal calls v regs, this is never profitable. Although not all regs at NL4 are good. Theres two or three i think are not very good at all, but i seen them on 5 or 6 tables at a time.

Anyways i noticed you where only on one table yourself. I know this is much easier and you can build reads alot quicker than i can on my 6 tables, however this might also explain why your making these loose calls with KJ, A8 and A9. FWIW i do play these hands v some oppos in posision aswell. However if you then say add another table, ur spreading the variance (£12 on 2 tables = better than £12 on one).

Just my two pennies. sounds like ur getting bored and tired.

rancid

2 hour sessions are enough then break for 10 minutes at least

If the Regs joined your table then just find another table, you don't need to mix it up with them

I do anything from 1 hour 1 table to 3 hours 8 tables
depending in what I am doing, in general I'll just watch TV and play 3 tables on the lappy in the evening - these sessions can last 5 hours if I am going deep in a MTT - but with 5 minute breaks thrown in

If you feel tired or your tilting then just stop, you WILL lose money

EvilPingu

In Response to Re: How long per session?:

Anyways i noticed you where only on one table yourself. I know this is much easier and you can build reads alot quicker than i can on my 6 tables, however this might also explain why your making these loose calls with KJ, A8 and A9. FWIW i do play these hands v some oppos in posision aswell. However if you then say add another table, ur spreading the variance (£12 on 2 tables = better than £12 on one). Just my two pennies. sounds like ur getting bored and tired.
Posted by The_Don90

Yeah, reason for 1 table was that for most of the session, I had the Cricket on at the same time. Usually have a DYM or two going at the same time.