i know when ive had too much cos its like playing omaha and you have double the cards only your playing holdem no limit. plus your aggresive play starts if youve been on the cider lol
It's like bangers n mash, cheese n onion, Yorkshire pudding and gravy, Strawberries and Cream, Beer and Poker! They just wouldn't be the same without eachother Posted by DOHHHHHHH
I tend to concur.
But it's a tad paradoxical for me.
My best ever wins/nights are when beered up. My worst ever losses are whendrunk.
I wish I could channel the drunken aggressiveness of beer and mix it with the common sense of sobriety.
lol well I dont hardly drink so gave Dohh a good laugh when I told him i had a mini bottle of larger and almost fell asleep playing within 15 mins! Think I'll stick to the ribenna...dont know how you lot do it, you must be bionic! haha
In Response to Re: beer + poker : agreed, drinking heavily at the table is the only way to counteract the monotony of 20 hands/hr Posted by OMahonyO
Pardon me asking what you may think is a daft question (guilty) or an impertinent one (it is not), but I keep thinking about this Post.
If you find poker "monotonous", why do you play it?
Is there no alternative form of hobby or relaxation you could turn to which you would enjoy, rather than being so bored by poker that you feel a driven to alcohol? TV, reading, some other game, or sport?
I see this problem of "monotonous poker" spoken about a lot here & elsewhere, & I've been dying to ask someone this!
I hope the question does not offend, but human psychology fascinates me, & I cannot begin to imagine voluntarily doing something which I found monotonous. Some jobs are monotonous, granted, but we play hobby to relax, enjoy ourselves, & have fun, surely? Or am I missing the point of poker?
I suppose it depends on how serious you take your poker. I don't understand the thinking behind drinking and playing poker. I can see poker as an accompaniment to drinking but not the other way round. I know a lot of players talk of drinking large volumes when playing and I don't see the sense in that. It must impair judgement, it cannot be otherwise.
I suppose it depends on what you are looking for from poker.
As for being bored whilst playing, I think you are missing out on a major and most interesting part of the game. Periods of inactivity are most useful in assessing your opponents but maybe this is one of the finer points that some players either miss or haven't yet mastered.
I like a drink, but usually after the poker, rarely before or during. The day I find poker boring is the day to stop playing.
It's a myth that drinking negatively effects performance, unless you're totally bladdered.
When people are drunk, they expect to play bad, they're beaten before they start, because of their frame of mind (online anyway).
When they 5 bet jam 67 suited, they know it's wrong, but they can justify it by saying "yeh but I was drunk" - even though they knew at the time it was wrong.
If I went T-total I would propably quit poker - or play once a month. Hence my v v low volume. If I played anywhere near as much as most players of my ability, I'd make myself ill with the amount I'd have to sup.
Had a week off poker last week, due to in internet problems, and didnt have a drop of ale.
The 2 go hand in hand.
Drinking is an excuse for bad performance, not a reason.
If anyone wants any proof that being a winning player whilst drunk is achievable, over a long period of time, pm me and i'll prove it.
I suppose it depends on how serious you take your poker. I don't understand the thinking behind drinking and playing poker. I can see poker as an accompaniment to drinking but not the other way round. I know a lot of players talk of drinking large volumes when playing and I don't see the sense in that. It must impair judgement, it cannot be otherwise. I suppose it depends on what you are looking for from poker. As for being bored whilst playing, I think you are missing out on a major and most interesting part of the game. Periods of inactivity are most useful in assessing your opponents but maybe this is one of the finer points that some players either miss or haven't yet mastered. I like a drink, but usually after the poker, rarely before or during. The day I find poker boring is the day to stop playing. Posted by elsadog
That would be my logical deduction.
It's completely beyond my understanding why a recreational player would play poker if it bored them.
Not every poker player who plays, plays omaha, fact.
FWIW, my biggest on line win came when I was totally chilled out after drinking most of the day due to the next day being a Bank Holiday and I did not need to get up early. I am not saying the drink helped or hindered me but I do see a link between the two.
A majority of recreational players like a drink while playing poker at night to help them relax and enjoy the game usually after a hard day at work (talking a 9-5 full time job here!).
My 56 pence worth.... Is this not a case of each to his/her own? Not every poker player who plays, drinks, fact. Not every poker player who plays, plays omaha, fact. FWIW, my biggest on line win came when I was totally chilled out after drinking most of the day due to the next day being a Bank Holiday and I did not need to get up early. I am not saying the drink helped or hindered me but I do see a link between the two. A majority of recreational players like a drink while playing poker at night to help them relax and enjoy the game usually after a hard day at work (talking a 9-5 full time job here!). Posted by MAXALLY
Yup V true!
Booze gets a bad rap.
I don't smoke, I never have, but I challenge any smoker to play online between 7pm and midnight without nipping out for a cig.
If you had to do that everytime you played, I bet your monthly cash 4 points bonus would significantly drop
The no smoking brigade campaigned for years to ban smoking in pubs. They got their wish. So all the smokers went outside to the beer gardens.......where the non smokers complained. Go figure.
Anyway, if you do not drink, how are you ever going to know if it affects your play or not?
It's a myth that drinking negatively effects performance, unless you're totally bladdered. When people are drunk, they expect to play bad, they're beaten before they start, because of their frame of mind (online anyway). When they 5 bet jam 67 suited, they know it's wrong, but they can justify it by saying "yeh but I was drunk" - even though they knew at the time it was wrong. If I went T-total I would propably quit poker - or play once a month. Hence my v v low volume. If I played anywhere near as much as most players of my ability, I'd make myself ill with the amount I'd have to sup. Had a week off poker last week, due to in internet problems, and didnt have a drop of ale. The 2 go hand in hand. Drinking is an excuse for bad performance, not a reason. If anyone wants any proof that being a winning player whilst drunk is achievable, over a long period of time, pm me and i'll prove it. Posted by DOHHHHHHH
I don't doubt Doh is being sincere in making the above post but it is still fundamentally wrong.
Drinking will impair performance in anything, it is just a fact. There's no doubt George Best, Alex Higgins and any number of darts players may disagree but they are exceptions - not the norm.
To give a different example - there are many people who live to a ripe old age smoking 20 **** a day - that does not mean that doing so is part of a healthy lifestyle.
Drinking alcohol, and getting bladdered are 2 very different things.
I agree that being smashed, will have huge negative implications on your performance/results.
Occasionally, I get carried away, when I have too many and I go and put £200 in pre flop at 200nl, 5 bet shoving with K9s against Jakally, probably the best 200nl reg on the site.
I've come in from nights down the pub/town absolutely sozzled, and done 4/5 buy ins.
This is v v v v v v different to having a drink while you play.
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i know when ive had too much cos its like playing omaha and you have double the cards only your playing holdem no limit. plus your aggresive play starts if youve been on the cider lol
makes mondays fun till about half 11 lol
Depends what job i had really. Also if I could get away with it hmmmm maybe a hip flask.
Paige knows!!!
But it's a tad paradoxical for me.
My best ever wins/nights are when beered up. My worst ever losses are when drunk.
I wish I could channel the drunken aggressiveness of beer and mix it with the common sense of sobriety.
Life? It's never perfecct.
If you find poker "monotonous", why do you play it?
Is there no alternative form of hobby or relaxation you could turn to which you would enjoy, rather than being so bored by poker that you feel a driven to alcohol? TV, reading, some other game, or sport?
I see this problem of "monotonous poker" spoken about a lot here & elsewhere, & I've been dying to ask someone this!
I hope the question does not offend, but human psychology fascinates me, & I cannot begin to imagine voluntarily doing something which I found monotonous. Some jobs are monotonous, granted, but we play hobby to relax, enjoy ourselves, & have fun, surely? Or am I missing the point of poker?
It's completely beyond my understanding why a recreational player would play poker if it bored them.
Life is full of mysteries.
Drinking will impair performance in anything, it is just a fact. There's no doubt George Best, Alex Higgins and any number of darts players may disagree but they are exceptions - not the norm.
To give a different example - there are many people who live to a ripe old age smoking 20 **** a day - that does not mean that doing so is part of a healthy lifestyle.