Anyone try to play poker while stoned?

I've been doing some experimenting, and I've consistently played better poker if I smoke a bit of pot before a live session. Somehow it makes me more perceptive and focused, my reads get a lot better and I seem to be a lot more patient.

Anyone have similar/different experiences?

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Consistently played better poker or consistently thought you played better poker?

I don't smoke anymore, but I did in the first couple years of playing online. I think it can help block out other distractions like having the tv on while playing and stuff. You can just sort of zone in on the table you're playing. I would say it helps reads, but doesn't necessarily help with your own decisions.

I was in a live tourney (charity event) and a friend gave me just a small hit on the break and I was STONED!

Ended up in second place that night, you figure it out.
Makes me scared to think about it

i do it all the time it makes no difference only if u are not really a smoker u get so high but in general it just calms u down and u don't rush decisions and sometimes u see things u wold not see if u weren't HI

I smoke anytime i play online because it helps me not snap call dead pots which im known to do. It calms you down when your in a big tourny and nearing the bubble. wouldn't suggest it in a live game because although it gives you little to no tell on your hands (lol), depending on how gone you are, its sometimes hard to really pay attention to other people's tells/tend to make dumb calls just to try and get a good laugh when you win with a donk hand. to each his own tho.

i dont really get STONED anymore but it does put me in that mind state that helps me stay focused on the game . especially those games that last for hours and hours at a time .

I have two poker nicknames at the local casino (foxwoods in Ct.)

Norm the Needler


Smokahontas <----Did i spell that right? lol


Weed just calms me down as Iam bipolar so to answer your ?, weed always helps me in poker no matter live or online

I haven't smoked in years but when I did & played poker @ same time, it made me too 'zombie like' & I sometimes past out @ the computer HaHa. It didn't help me concentrate more or anything like that, in other words, it didn't help my game or make it worse. It all depends on the individual from what I've learned throughout the years.

It helps me to concentrate and focus when I am multi tabling, and honestly it does put me in the zone. I've always said some people should be able to smoke, and others should never be allowed to touch the stuff. I say the same thing about alcohol.

To each their own.

yeah I get the same, smoking doesnt help your game but it doesnt hurt it really either... i find im a poker robot anyway so the zombie effect is continual.

12 tabling while high really isnt fun though as your motor skills and eye/hand coordination suffer from it, some people have told me they play better but I think they are lying.

By my experience with poker and weed(hash actually), The main effect is of course it makes the playing more enjoyable and funny. Sometimes it made me figure really good reads and play well with more confidence and bluffs at the right time, but many times it made me tilt badly.

Worst I've done is played poker while sort of tired, which may or may not be worse than being stoned, but if you can't think straight and you are playing for money, you need to think about what you are doing.

Lol at thread.

I would say the improvement/lack thereof is negligible. Weed may calm you down but as Monoxide pointed out, multitabling really isn't that fun

I should take up the hobby, my poker playing of late is really bad, see u stoned on the felts.

Funny you mention that. I consider short-term memory to be a valuable asset to playing poker, so I haven't tried it while stoned. I have, however, been curious lately whether Ritalin might be beneficial to the game?

My mind is a racing one. Gears are constantly grinding, running a mile a minute.

By smoking pot it slows down my mind enough to keep all the gears on one thing: the game.

In the zone, like someone else mentioned. However I could see it only being benificial to those that have racing/over analyzing thought process.

When the brain is always in overdrive, its best to keep it grinding on one thing at a time.

I always make sure I have a nugget to smoke before any game.

Its not game breaking, but I prefer it.

I don't smoke pot, but I doubt it makes you a better player. If it did there would be alot more people doing it

The more pot you smoke the more pot you win? Hmmm...

I think I read an article once about a doctor that stated he thought he preformed heart surgery better.......then they told him he was a Otolaryngologist....

Pot is good for anything that ails you.


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I am not sure about playing stoned as I have never played stoned.

I gave up getting high years ago.

I have, however, played drunk from time to time and once I managed to win a $22 buyin to a mini FTOPS event for 60c!!

I am not at all recommending that you play drunk, but sometimes it does work.

I like to have a beer while I play Poker, seens how I quit poking smot, Its my only Vice... Infact I was thinking of posting a similar thread on Beer and poker

Interesting feedback.

I have tried about 4-5 sessions while stoned now, and I consistently do better.

I always have a racing mind so it helps me block out all the background processes, so to speak, and really focus on the game.

Just had a very good $1800+ weekend while doing some "experimenting" (live play - $1/$2).

I wouldn't dream of playing poker stoned. How on earth could being completely monged out help you

Now this may work.

Or maybe modafinil

"Modafinil is a mood-brightening and memory-enhancing psychostimulant which enhances wakefulness and vigilance." -Companies website

"In the United States military, Modafinil has been approved for use on certain Air Force missions, and it is being investigated for other uses. One study of helicopter pilots suggested that 600 mg of modafinil given in three doses can be used to keep pilots alert and maintain their accuracy at pre-deprivation levels for 40 hours without sleep" -wikipedia

caffeine is the only drug you'll find in me, but i do find that a bit interesting

I dont get high anymore (17 years drug free, ty) but I find I need at least one drink to loosen up my starting hands. When completely sober I play like a freaking robot with his "bluff" switch turned off. Every pre-flop raise I make is either folded around to me or called by someone holding two random cards hoping to hit two pair and stack me. A drink (or two) makes me look like a babbling obnoxious idiot and then I get paid more times than not.

I have to admit that I did try playing stoned over christmas. I'm not a big pot smoker, but once in a while is OK. I played some small SNG's and that is pretty much what happened to me.

I was playing 1 table at a time, and was sat there and I just 'knew' when someone was weak and would fold. Maybe I was on a heater that day, but a friend of mine was sat next to me and he was just taken aback that I would have ATC.. and just say.. this guy will fold the flop.. and sure enough he would. Oh and no HUD either.. I couldnt focus on it properly!

We did joke that maybe stoned poker was the way forward!!

I wouldn't recommend it to higher stakes players but I would suggest that the smokers here try it out on a few small tournaments. A lot of people in this thread seem to be agreeing with this!

I don't even drink while playing poker. I believe any mind altering substances will make you play away from the way you would play normally. And if normally, you're disciplined, you should not mess with that. Now, I don't smoke, so can't really speak for the topic. I just know i make killings off of drunk players.

In fact when I'm stoned usually, I don't like so much to play online poker, so the answer is no.

i usaly smoke a nice spliff b4 playing poker carms me down make me think about what i doing more than when i am sober but just l8ly trying 2 stop smoking it so haf2 try play more carm and colleted but haf2 say its is really good being stoned while playing i consintrate more

so..this is why there is so many insane bingo players on the sites...thougt something must be wrong and the answer is....its cause they are POT smokers players

The toker you poke, the poker you toke...

Does anyone play poker NOT stoned?
I sure hope not!!!