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?

Eugenius said:

I've been doing some experimenting, and I've consistently played better poker if I smoke a bit of pot before a life 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.

Suited Frenzy said:

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.

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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).