I tend to notice it pretty quickly if I'm not fatigued/unfocused. Regarding when to quit: if the tables are really good I usually keep playing, unless I'm really tired, otherwise I tend to quit as soon as possible if I start to question most of my decisions. I think a ton of EV in tougher games comes from knowing when to quit, without trying to stick to a schedule and being obsessed with volume goals.

I think the bottom value you'd face there is an Ace, so all the PPs become bluffcatchers once you enter the check-node, missing the blocking bet, and face a river bet.

hey Francesco Lacriola , thanks for vid.

I wanna ask when you said

if the tables are really good I usually keep playing, unless I'm really tired

When you realize you're not the best self but need to keep playing, how to you adjust yourself on the spot, any specific thing you will typically do?

Thank you!

mx404 I wouldn't use "need to keep playing", as it's a choice I make after an evaluation and I'm not forced to play (there are no volume goals like in the Supernova Elite era).
When that happens, I usually focus more on table selection, avoid starting tables and play a more ABC style poker, avoiding complex lines that rely on specific reads.

Yeah I understand you will only stay when there're big recs on the table.

So the question is more of "how do you keep the performance level up when you don't feel good but there're some whales on the table" :)

mx404 I think the only thing we can do from a strategic perspective is try to simplify the decisions and avoid choices that can make us question our plays (this can create a negative feedback that pushes us not to play when the scenario happens in the future). It's important to always evaluate how we feel and to spot whether our play is deteriorating further. Taking a short break also helps to refocus sometimes.

Your reasoning is correct: 76 has also a gutshot draw, it's a very strong hands with a lot of equity (even against villain's overpairs), that can handle a flop re-raise. A7 is coolering some 7x hands that 3bet pre in frequency and the Ace X combos that bet call the flop if an Ace comes on the turn.

87 specifically has some backdoor equity, it doesn't like facing a flop re-raise (but it kinda has to continue against it) and the x/r-call node leads to lots of uncomfortable decisions on most turns. Also there are lots of 8x combos in the 3bet-bluffing range (K8off, Q8off, J8off), so there might be an incentive to try not to fold out these hands and win a big pot if we hit our two pairs.