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Simple question really for the tournament players out there. The synchronised break has now basically, been applied across all sites at 5 mins to the hour.

This allows respite that comes as a complete luxury to the guys who have been around and dealt with some terribly long constant shifts!

How do you make use of this time?

toilet/stretch legs.

My record is shave, shower get in to bed although I did get a couple of nics on the face but picked the laptop up just as the timer came on for my turn

Other than that the dishwasher or make a brew are in there

Stick the kettle on, outside for a cig, finish making brew on the way back. Usually takes somewhere between 4:58 and 5:01

There's a 5 minute break ???

Plan what food I can make in 5 minutes leading up to the break, then have a mad dash for 5 minutes actually doing it.

Sit there staring at the screen saying "I fucking hate breaks"

Toilet and a couple minutes on the treadmill

Lots of stretching too, doing a full yoga set etc.

piss then kettle, shower if needed

Starting to get more active myself and have now decided to see how many kickups I can do in the garden. Got to 50 before my muscles tire and I start to kick surrounding objects by accident. That is when I come back in. Good to get some blood flowing though, because it can really frustrate you sitting down for so long.

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Can't believe it took for so long for someone to mention a porn site.

I was thinking about this the other day and that MTT players must be very efficient at doing a lot of stuff in 5 minutes. 
yesterday was hectic one for me
0-30secs Finish stealing blinds as everybody folds before break (old skool style poker)
31 secs Kettle filled with one cup of water to speed boiling
36 secs Oven turned on
37-96secs Peas out of freezer in cup in microwave.  Moussaka ready meal out of sleeve, film pierced, cooking time and temperature committed to memory.
98-180 secs  toilet break
181 secs Start making cup of tea.
182-250 secs.  While tea is brewing set alarm for 30 mins time so moussaka doesn't burn.
251-275 secs finish making cup of Tea.  Moussaka in Oven.
277 secs back in seat.
278 - 290 secs Rush to get triangle of Toblerone to accompany tea.
290-300 secs Ready to steal blinds from all people late back off breaks.

The real skill started 30 mins later when i had to cook the peas and get moussaka out the oven whilst 12 tabling.

Saves me an embarrassing Google search after yesterday's 'banjo string' debacle

turbo dump, grab a redbull

I remember PizzicatoXev once emailed stars saying the sync break didn't give him time to make his favoured cheese and ham toastie, so they sent him a few recipes that would speed up the time so he could fit it in. A grade support.

I usually wash the pots that my Mrs has been nagging me to do for 55 mins. That or smoke another fag without the smoke going up my nose and in my eyes :)

In every break? Impressive/concerning

I probably dump every break and sometimes can't wait til then so it's laptop on knee, which obviously gives dead legs.  Sometimes I put it on the floor though and stretch over which helps release anyway, so a good thing.

I go - kettle on-dump-make brew-household jobs(wash-up/tidy)-back to it.

That is brilliant.

The guy is a legend. Played a few Sunday sessions with him 20+ tabling(relentless grinda). Gives the same advice as Pleno and Dan stretch legs tea/fag.

I often ponder the meaning of life during them 5 mins lol

Waste of valuable mental energy imo  ;karabiner;

Reg the next hour, grab something easy from fridge, get distracted come back to 25 tables on 5 clients with no time banks

All the redbulls!

check unread threads on blondenders.

not sure how relevant this is - but a mate of mine smashes sugar sweets before a torney and during the breaks.  any thoughts if this is a good idea???  think it would send me hypa??

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