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[QUOTE="NineLions, post: 697518, member: 13483"]
Like anything that we do often/regularly poker probably has an effect on the other parts of our lives.

A few days ago I was heading to work, getting ready to cross a relatively busy (2 lanes both directions) street. There is a crosswalk, but I know that it takes a long time to start. I was a little ways away yet when the light changed for some other pedestrians who were already at the corner. The traffic coming towards me had stopped for the light, there was one car headed the other direction that had stopped and one more slowing down so I angled my way accross the street, went between the two stopped cars and to the corner.

A somewhat shabbily dressed guy started yelling at me; "Hey, you've got to cross at the crosswalk. Hey, I'm talking to you"

At first I started to try to explain to him, then considered arguing with him, but he went on "If you get hit, it's your own fault. I've seen three accidents just like that ...."

I considered my options; reasoning, arguing, insulting, but decided to "fold my hand", gave him a fake "Okay, thanks" and walked away.

The interesting thing was afterwards how much that interaction felt like a poker hand. Like he minraised preflop into my BB with other callers, I caught a piece of the flop and bet out, but he kept insisting that he had a hand.

Anyone else experience things like that? Where something just feels as if you're playing a poker hand?

Or is this just a sign that I'm playing too much poker?:)
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