Fatigue

Posted by wynn on Jan 12, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

I do a self-assessment of my play after every session. It seems like once a week, I simply end up playing poorly by the end of the night / morning.

The common denominator is fatigue.

Fatigue is my number one enemy on a losing session.

Why? It is simple. Fatigue affects your judgment, which, in turn, affects the quality of hands you play and the accuracy of your reads.

Fatigue also affects your aggressiveness. People become passive when they are tired.

Before you know it, you start bleeding off chips on trash hands. Then, you begin to chase cards in an attempt to regain your stack – the stack that was built when fatigue was not a factor.

Do yourself a favor and stop playing when you begin to feel tired.