Falling asleep while playing poker

[Reddog888]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

 

[UngureanuDan]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

This happend to me one time and was very important tour. 50 dolar buy in, i was playing on the phone for few hours! hehe

 

[dannystanks]

Yeah that’s pretty funny lol I can’t imagine falling asleep while playing lol.

 

[Cooking]

LOL this happens with me so many times too..
I get sleepy between 6 and 7pm, specially if I had to wake up early that day. Many times I take a couple of minutes nap during a tournament, usually when I wake I still have some chips left
If it's a important tournament then I try to prepare myself for that game. I try to sleep well and always have some coffee next to me.

 

[andron205]

Sometimes I sleep a little bit like a jungle man and then keep playing.

 

[ramdon p358]

I usually play after noon, I try not to play at night because that happens to me; after an hour of play at night I usually get sleepy and I don't make good decisions with some hands.

 

[Pavelmiyah]

When i play tournament 3 hrs uper time Everytime i sleep. After 3 rd break.

 

[puzzlefish]

This is happening to me recently while trying to play late MTTs and players take way too long to do anything or I become card dead for a full hour (until I fall asleep, that's when I start getting dealt all the good cards). Sometimes I open up a few cash tables to keep me awake but it's not ideal.

 

[SPANKYSN]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

When I was in rehab after my triple bypass, I was the only patient out of a class of 40 not using a CPAP machine to sleep…I took a questionnaire to determine whether I had sleep apnea…one of the questions was…Do you ever fall asleep at a red light when driving? My answer was yes…the quality of your sleep is as important as the amount of sleep…I would sleep 8 or 9 hours and wake up exhausted…you may want to get a sleep assessment.

 

[PokerRetreat]

Notorious night-owl, so this is an issue for me. I make sure the volume is high on my laptop so the timer buzzer usually wakes me up.
An ancillary drawback to getting too little sleep by the way, is the effect it can have on your eyesight. In the space of four days, I've mistaken KQ for KK and went all-in with two pairs when I only had one (luckily, no one called). This just a week after I collected my new eyeglasses.

 

[schtiuky]

get some rest, maybe find time for a 45 minutes nap before tournament starts.

 

[dreamer13]

Poker is stressful on the body due to the need to make difficult decisions, manage risks, and monitor opponents, which can lead to fatigue and sleepiness.If you have sleep disorders, this may increase drowsiness while playing.Long poker sessions can be tiring, even physically.

 

[888NOX888]

Unfortunately, it's getting harder to play at night every year, and I'm getting older. I haven't played at night for a year, and it seems like I won't play again.

 

[wushibala]

That only happened to me once — I had a few too many beers while playing, fell asleep, and when I woke up, the tournament was already over 😄

 

[Poison91]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

Music, no alcohol drinks, and a comfortable space but not too much, if you are very comfortable the whole body relaxes as if to say playing poker from the bed

 

[Poison91]

And I say no alcoholic beverages because I drink, but when I have tournaments that require hours and are important, I don't

 

[Mantinhoo]

Maybe your body is just not used to staying up late anymore. Try getting a short nap before the tournament or having some light snacks and water nearby. Also avoid heavy food or alcohol, they make you drowsy fast. Sometimes switching to earlier games is the best option too

 

[chicbulls2]

this actually happens, quite a few times actually, two times at the final tables

 

[Reddog888]

i still remember the feeling when i was at the top of the tour and then fell asleep and when i woke up i was out of the tour. lol it sucked

 

[Mazembe]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

I advise you to take a 2-3 power nap before your game. It really helps out
I usually go to bed 2hours early before my game, wake up and wash my face, have an apple or banana and I'm good as new

 

[TulasMoreno]

You should avoid playing at night then, or make a good coffee

 

[MAFNL16061986]

making sure i drink enough coffee so i stay awake while playing hihihihihi

 

[BillyR23]

as the title, recently when playing late night tours, I always fall asleep, when I wake up, the tour is out or almost out of chips. This has only happened in the past few months, it seems my health is no longer good enough to play late tours. Can people who often play late tours tell me your secret?

Make a schedule so that you always sleep the recommended 7-9 hours per night... other than that, physical activity is very important too- so it would help a lot if you play some sport, go to the gym, walk/run etc, a few times per week... also, like other members said, always have some coffee next to you just in case

 

[Rosylly]

You have to be really tired to fall asleep while playing...

You shouldn't play in that state at all, because your perfomance won't be great, in fact it would probably be bad