Alcohol and Poker

Ruslan L · Jan 22, 2025

VNagy333 said:
Did you lose money under the influence of alcohol because you were braver?

I lost, often and a lot. Especially in my youth. I was gambling, explosive and frankly stupid, so I lost money repeatedly gambling while drunk, especially a lot of money I lost playing slots.

antonis32123 · Jan 24, 2025

I don't drink when I play . Neither anything else like smoking weed . Clrarimd for best decisions . If I drink I ll start playing very loose poker

Adventurebound2 · Jan 25, 2025

In every day life I'm wound up too tight because of heavy metal poisoning to my nervous system and the damn PTSD I live with from service way back in my early 20's.

A drink or a dozen seriously chills me out . There's nothing more fun than playing super tight/ extremely aggressive at low buy-in tables. Anyone with a history of raising over 5% is usually bluffing and often you'll find people raising near 50% of their hands. I've seen stats of people betting preflop on every hand. Obviously they are easy money if you play them right. Muck ace high no pair no draw to a preflop raise and wait till a better time. I mean play extra tight and very aggressive when you can. If your table imagine is good they'll fold or better call you when a low pocket hits hard. It's all about your table image.

sibkaz · Jan 25, 2025

Categorically incompatible!

Goggelheimer · Jan 25, 2025

Every drug that interferes with our way of thinking and behaving, is a no-go for games like poker.
These things are, at least, alcohol, caffeine, any sort of cannabinoid and so on.

successlaw · Jan 25, 2025

Yes, I have lost some money every time when I was drunk ..so I try to stay away from poker in that time

Toruk Makto · Jan 25, 2025

I'm more correct drinking than not drinking, but you can't go to the end of the tournament drinking, we always do something stupid... 😅

Dushka · Feb 16, 2025

milka1605 said:
I will never play for money while drunk. Maybe only in freerolls.

Completely agree

Miguelpaniura0893 · Feb 16, 2025

From my point of view, alcohol and poker have always gone hand in hand, I don't know if it is because of the presentations made in the media such as movies or series, where a group of people playing poker is almost always drinking some alcohol, likewise the casinos strengthen the idea that a poker player is an alcoholic due to the immense amount of sales that this product has, making the poker or casino player see that they almost do not distinguish them in a person who cannot control themselves by drinking alcohol, this being totally a lie, in my experience playing poker and watching television tournaments it can be seen that this is not the case, its consumption is limited

tihomir_kula · Feb 16, 2025

Poker and alcohol are on the opposite sides. Alcohol poker means brave without potential which is a true suicide. As a young player I`ve lost a lot of money under alcohol.

gloria_marga · Feb 16, 2025

Yes, too many times. But I wouldn't say it was because he was brave, but rather because he was stupid. When I play poker under the influence of alcohol I make moves that I don't even know what they are.

Spielkind · Feb 16, 2025

Theres no reason to drink alc during the game....after bust ok..not to much

skaterick · Feb 16, 2025

rule #1 : if you cant play good play tight . rule #2 : if you cant play tight drink whiskey and play frisky !

Colbefc · Feb 16, 2025

I like a drink if I am playing poker late at night but as I only ever play small stakes
my band balance never takes a hit from me drinking, anyhow I don't drink a lot these days.

havingfun · Feb 17, 2025

More seriously, no it is not good for my game. I make some bad decisions sober already, so drunk just increase the chances of mistakes.

SPANKYSN · Feb 17, 2025

I’m not a drinker, but I equate drinking alcohol while playing poker with playing when I’m sleepy…either way your decision making puts you at a disadvantage.

martinoni · Feb 17, 2025

I prefer lemon and water only

Rob Hobson · Feb 18, 2025

If you play seriously, alcohol must be out of question. If you play for fun, why not sometimes

edenman1 · Feb 18, 2025

A drink and a puff makes for fun play

Stringy · Feb 18, 2025

i rarely ever drink so dont have this problem however i do loose money when very tired

Newzooozooo · Feb 18, 2025

VNagy333 said:
Did you lose money under the influence of alcohol because you were braver?

Hi

I stopped drinking before I started playing poker

In my opinion, alcohol and gambling are things that don't go together.
Good luck

anasslaaleg · Feb 18, 2025

A drink or two can help ease nerves and make the game more enjoyable., but If you're sober and others are drinking, they may make mistakes, giving you an edge.

stank12345 · Feb 18, 2025

Go ahead please drink when playing against me it messes with your head and that means more money for me

bowserdon · Feb 18, 2025

A BIG NO 4 me

Rmi · Feb 18, 2025

It's not a good belief and you could lose more than expected

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