Do you think poker has the same effect on people as a drug?

mariuspoker1 · Jul 26, 2018

What do you think folks? Does poker has the same effect on people as a drug? I mean once you start playing it aand like it you can't stop playing. For me i think had that effect.How about you?

Nikolay Nakhaev · Jul 26, 2018

mariuspoker1 said:
What do you think folks? Does poker has the same effect on people as a drug? I mean once you start playing it aand like it you can't stop playing. For me i think had that effect.How about you?

certainly. for me already the lack of play as a lack of an important fragment in life.

infonazar · Jul 26, 2018

I think poker has only a positive impact on people.
I believe that poker develops valuable discipline skills and patience.

Maikychan · Jul 26, 2018

I think it depends a lot on each person. For example, there're people who have a genetic predisposition and/or an emotional more likely to play compulsively. If that person plays poker for money, can actually become a compulsive gambler, but very few people are harmed in this regard 'cause of poker. But yes, certain people can be harmed by it...

AlexStar1981 · Jul 26, 2018

I had one of those, but only in the beginning. Then it passed and I grew cold to poker so that I began to play it only when I had free time, not putting off other things for later. In General, the idea of the best option - a schedule or schedule for the game.

ClickPoker · Jul 26, 2018

Yes, the emotions that are experienced in poker make one segregate adrenaline and we can become addicted to that kind of emotion

GReMILLA · Jul 26, 2018

Ну на каждого человека по разному. Есть разные люди, кто то азартный человек а кто то нет. Для азартного человека будет как наркотик.

Nikolay Nakhaev · Jul 26, 2018

GReMILLA said:
Ну на каждого человека по разному. Есть разные люди, кто то азартный человек а кто то нет. Для азартного человека будет как наркотик.

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HypnoT0AD · Jul 26, 2018

I think it does, you only need to monitor heartrate and adrenaline levels in the body to see that is has similar effects to a stimulant.

Everbane · Jul 26, 2018

When I first started playing poker I was like delirious thinking only about poker was falling asleep with thoughts of poker waking up with thoughts of poker and so on.. To be honest, I was terribly enraged.. Well that this passed=)

marcelo benavidez · Jul 26, 2018

thats different things, i think one is psycologic, and the other is real drug, differents things.

MrSkinny · Jul 26, 2018

infonazar said:
I think poker has only a positive impact on people.

I wish this were true, there'd be no tilt!

infonazar said:
I believe that poker develops valuable discipline skills and patience.

It is certainly a fantastic exercise of discipline if you play it that way.

Do you think poker has the same effect on people as a drug?

If you play poker as anything other than purely statistics you're engaging a kind of a emotional/gambling mindset (read: competitive). That bangs out a load of endorphins, which is a great way of becoming addicted to anything. As reference I refer you to the hot sauce thread!

HFA

Joshua_Kane · Jul 26, 2018

mariuspoker1 said:
What do you think folks? Does poker has the same effect on people as a drug? I mean once you start playing it aand like it you can't stop playing. For me i think had that effect.How about you?

I’ve heard that making money has the same affect on the brain as cocaine. In that sense, winning at poker would have the same affect on the brain as cocaine, so playing poker would be like taking a drug. If you’re winning of course.

Kingpoetmusic · Jul 26, 2018

When I play poker my brain is relieved. I like the sensation of starting a game especially if the pot is a good one. After I win a big hand I feel a rush of adrenaline and feel good after winning a big hand in a big tournament. In a sense playing poker is kind of like using a drug because you can never get enough playing in.

Deniskin89 · Jul 26, 2018

Poker for a chance people would like a drug. Thank God that not a gambler, and at any time can stop.

patfreed · Jul 26, 2018

Anything fun or exciting is a drug. Your brain chemistry changes in very similar ways.

kratos · Jul 26, 2018

I think so.Poker is adictive.The emotions inside of the players like adrenaline,can be hazardous to people with hearts problem.

8bod8 · Jul 26, 2018

MrSkinny said:
I wish this were true, there'd be no tilt!

It is certainly a fantastic exercise of discipline if you play it that way.

HFA

It will be positive for someone; tilt for my opponent is easy chips for me

Agree: controlling nerves is a good exercise.

neiroob · Jul 26, 2018

Yes, this is exactly about me, I really love poker, it's better than any drug.

neptun1914 · Jul 27, 2018

Anything that excites you and make your brain and body to synthesize adrenaline and other similar chemicals can become addictive. There is a term for that - adrenaline junkie. Regarding poker it very much depends how you treat it. If it is just a fun hobby for you or a professional job where you don't put too much emotions you will be ok. If you allow it to take your life and dictate your actions it means that you are addicted and poker for you is just like alcohol and drugs for other people having similar problems.

vov4ik · Jul 27, 2018

maybe someone is dependent on the game, but if you play and win and make a profit all the time, I think that's fine, but if a player constantly loses a lot of money and continues so for a long time and he thinks that he can once win something it's , bad, I play only when I have free time to play, I can at any time make a rest from the game and I do not have a strong dependence on the game, I play for fun and for me it's good when I win somewhere and get a profit bankroll !!

Nathan Williams · Jul 27, 2018

I think it really depends on the person. For me there are games that I consider a lot more fun like Starcraft or more intellectually challenging like Chess.

However, poker has one thing that these other games don't have going for them, a lot of easy money. So while I do have a deep passion for the game of poker, I would not say I am addicted to it.

I am addicted to the easy money that it brings. And the ability to live my life the way I want to because of that.

Brawo · Jul 27, 2018

It depends, you can be addicted to everything, it depends how strong is your mind, of course it can be. Why people often thinks poker is gambling? That's why

0546474 · Jul 27, 2018

I do not think so, at any time you can block your access to the game !!! rather as a habit of "bad or good" is up to you !!!

RounderRob · Jul 27, 2018

Oh yeh.. Especially live Cash Games. Very exhilarating. The High from the Adrenaline rush you get from winning a big hand/raking a nice pot. Same as jumping out of a plane. lol

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