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anyone notice poker players completely forget strategy when tired

I keep seeing this at the low stakes tables, especially after midnight - guys who were playing sharp suddenly start limping into garbage and bluffing spots where nobody's folding. It’s wild how just a couple hours longer and the logic is gone. Blackjack and roulette folks seem to stick to their routines way better, even when they're dead on their feet. I wonder if it’s because poker forces you to make more constant judgment calls, so fatigue just wrecks you quicker.

Anyone actually work on a plan for this or have ideas for keeping your head clear late at night? Or is it just inevitable everyone slips when tired enough?

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Lol the obvious answer is just stop playing when you start punting, man!!! I’ve seen dudes swear they’re “fine” then fire dumb NBA 2H bets from the table like clockwork lmao. You got a hard cashout time or you just freeball till sunrise?

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Tired poker turns into sports betting.

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More like tired poker goes FULL punt.

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"full punt" is too real lol, and crypto casino tired-punt hits uglier!!!

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nah poker's worse cause you invent reasons to stay, blackjack zombies just press buttons lol, midnight i'm done!!!

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The ugly part for me was never the game, it was the cashier page on online casinos. When I’m cooked, that extra “just one more deposit” starts sounding reasonable, which is ridiculous 🙄 I finally put a hard stop at 12:30 after chasing $180 into dust once.

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solid

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I think you’re giving the pit games too much credit. Roulette “routine” at 1 a.m. Is just people repeating nonsense slower lolll. I’ve watched more late-night blackjack players misread basic s17 house rules than tired cardroom folks make bad calls. Fatigue wrecks anything with decisions, it just shows different. Casino reviews never mention that part, funny enough.

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