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I work full time and play a lot of poker during the week and at weekends. Over the last while I've been staying up to when i would normally get out of bed on the weekends. Im wondering if any other people have this rountine and wonder how you cope with it? I think the advice im looking for has more to do with sleep management as I like to stay up late like this. Its great fun:) Trouble is, I need to get everything done during the week I would have normally done at the weekend. Any suggestions?

Easy, Quit your job.

try n get 40 winks during work


works for me

several power naps and you are good to go again

When i used to work and play poker i would often go through the night - then get up and into work about an hour early and sleep in a toilet cubicle. Used to do this on the lunch break too! Remember to set your phone alarm mind you! And try not to snore!

lmao - Classic:)

Ive never been one for naps or power naps but i might give tha a try. Do you sleep or dose during these. if i fell alseep i dont think i could get up??

Or hire a maid with your winnings. 

Id need to win the lottery:) I could buy a few cans of redbull though :)

Not sleep, just a dose really... Rests your eyes, but does enough to get you through the day.

Pro Plus helps.

It doesnt work very well and results in poor performance on the tables and at work. Get yourself a schedule and stick to it. If you really cant, you are probably a degenerate like most of us on here and you should work out how to make enough £ to go full-time.

Speak for yourself mug!

Ps, are you still working it out ? ? ;) :P

nah im stimulated enough. And all that caffeine prevents sleep:) Maybe weekend tiredness is just going to be an occupational hazzard. so i guess the real question is, do i like poker that much that im going to keep killing myself? I love it!!!!!!

;D

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weird thing happened to me this morning.  I could have sworn I logged out of the blonde cardroom last night before I went to bed, but when I got up this morning it was still running and I had more money in there than I remembered having at bed time.  I may have found the answer - playing (and winning) during my sleep!

I would take a night or two off each week mad to get some sleep.  Go to bed early and read a book.  I recommend 'Born on a blue day' by Daniel Tammet.  I got this out of the library yesterday afternoon and read it last night.  It is a horrible feeling going to work tired each day, your brain is tired as well for the whole day. 

I remember a post by snoopy once where he commented on playing at night and then working during the day tired.

When I am tired I get a headache.  Did you know that people who suffer from headaches are less likely to get Alzheimer's disease.



get some sleep

The time you spend reading a book you could be playing poker!!!

i get a lot of headaches, often incapacitating


i didnt know of the link or lack of to alzhiemers

every cloud has a silver lining

true, but when playing poker you must be alert.  when reading a book it is like travelling along a road you know really well, you do it almost subconsciously.  there is no effort while reading and it relaxes the brain

reading a book when tired and wanting to sleep beats any sleeping pill

Lol, yep.. i have no chance of getting alzheimers!




I think alot of us play poker subconsciously! Claw just said she played it in here sleep! LOL

my thoughts exactly!!!!!! Maybe a curfew of say 10.30pm during the week is called for. And I should stick to it!!!! thats a goal for next week. Ill go for 11pm and see how it goes from there.

Personally I know I play alot worse when tired and call when I know I should really be folding.
Until a few months ago I was burning the candle at both ends and it was reducing my poker winnings but strangely despite feeling shattered, I have had a bonus and pay rise are work!

I know play less poker and if a tourney finishes around midnight I might play a sit n go but will not now start another tourney which may mean just getting 2-3 hours kip if I go deep.

I guess if lack of sleep doesnt affect your play or work then good luck to you, I know I cant do it!

it doesnt affect my work but my promises to go to yoga, the gym and a sauna have not came to fruition at all this week............

Ps, i would like to say that my lack of sleep at nights and sleeping in toilet cubicles at work was in no way the reason i got the sack !

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The month you got the sack, this was the fromt page of staff news :)

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Ask Tikay, he's mastered the skill of playing poker whilst simultaneously sleeping

Laz also done this perfectly at APAT Dublin.

i dont think i could ever imagine getting to Tikays heights in endurance poker :)

I can't remember the last time I had a headache.

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 ;marks;

I have a mate that used to do similar sort of things, he obviously kipped in the loo from time to time, but he often went to the stationary cupboad for a kip but hold various items in his hand incase he was interupted!

I play late at night but am fortunate enough to have a job where I can turn up when I like if getting up early is too much for me that day.  Weekends aren't so good for me as I get up early with our daughter, but I still play a bit.  I play more during the week though so to spend some time at least with the family at the weekend.

Yeah, starting to come good again, been grinding like a mofo at 1/2NL for too long. Move to 2/5 in 1 week, WHIPEE :)

Oh, and tell your old man congrats for last weeks final at that donkament.