Anyone have any good remedies for pulling 30hour poker sessions?

[merzie]

don't drink beer it will only slow you down and make this worse. also i never buy drinks from the waitres, not that i'm cheap but i gives me a reason to walk around and get my blood flowing.

[Robk]

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Although it is profitable for you to play 87s with 4 limpers on the button it is not profitable for a weaker player

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your point is well taken but your example is bad imo. this is a hand/situation that takes no judgement to play profitably.

[JRegs]

Red Bull works pretty good, drink a can every hour or so.

I wouldn't recommend caffeine/ephedrine pills. I'll sometimes take them if I have to stay up for three days, but it's hard to concentrate, and it might give you heart problems [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img] If the game is really that good, I can get you some ephedrine pills if you want, so long as you're under thirty and not a pound overweight.

[Sponger15SB]

Play for about 10, then take an 8 hour nap and keep playing.

[creedofhubris]

Yeah, modafinil is superior chemical technology. Controlled substance, so you'll need to get it from shady internet sources, but it's worth the investment.

[mosquito]

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I have trouble playing long sessions. My focus usually starts fading after 10hours.

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So, take a break after 10 hours. What's the problem?

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Sometimes I have to play 20hour+ sessions as all poker players do.

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Hardly. Well, I have a few times when I was younger and all
that. But looking at Life, its a -EV play.

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Does anyone have any good combinations of stuff they use to increase their energy boost without messing up your body with too much caffeine? I've heard of people using a certain portion of coffee, water and juice. Anyone have any good methods?

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Best energy boost is sleep, diet, exercise, and a
balanced life. D'oh.

[pheasant tail (no 18)]

I find that sitting out a round every so often and walking outside for fresh air is key. Slot machine noises will drive you insane when in the tired zone.

If you're in a game you must stay in, missing a few hands will help, not hurt. Either you'll get the money (that hopefully your favored to get) or not. He who wears down quicker loses more than he should. Also, this time of year in Upstate has extremely eyeopening and fresh air--it should only take a few breaths to get your fill.

[EdSchurr]

I would look into finding research on modafinil before bothering to acquire it. I read one study where modafinil was shown to be no better than caffeine at increasing alertness while sleep deprived (measured with a math or spacial test iirc). If that is the case, just go get some caffeine pills or a coffee.

Of course that's curious, as modafinil is marketed to people with narcolepsy, but perhaps it just lasts longer than caffeine.

Amphetamine on the other hand really works well. But, it's addictive and illegal. Then again, Paul Erdos took it for years (yay anecdotes).

[Ray Zee]

i have known many players that have played long sessions regularly. they all went broke. get in that line.
all you do is end up playing most of your hours at less than peak and not being able to gauge what your status is. then end up sleeping through the games you can beat. tell me about it from the rail if you ever see me.

those that use drugs and gamble, goodbye suckers, as that is exactly what you are to good players.

[TStoneMBD]

i agree to the no drug policy entirely, but how can you say that playing long hours is a losing proposition to all players? ive read on numerous occasions from phil ivey that he advises playing very long sessions when you have a fish in the game, and that he has done it several times in the past.