Smoking and poker

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I recently quit smoking but I used to chain smoke while I played.

Do you believe we should be able to smoke cigarettes while we play, or do you like the non smoking trend?
 
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While playing online, you can do what you want, but if you managed to quit, it would be a bad idea to start again. Quitting is a nice achievement.
For live poker, no people shouldn't be allowed to smoke while playing, and they aren't. If you want to smoke, you can do it during the breaks.
 
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I don't think there is any correlation between the two things. Smoking is an awful habit regardless and if poker or something else is enabling you to do it, then one of the two needs to go. Maybe if you really want to play poker, find something you can do to occupy yourself, like maybe music, snacks, or something to fidget with like a rubik's cube.
 
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Not live, that'd be too disturbing too others. Online, still bad lol.
 
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If everyone agrees, sure.
I'll stick to the smoke-free rooms though.
 
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I believe smoking does not give absolutely anything, I myself smoked for seven years, but at one point I stumbled on the Internet on the book of Allen Carr, an easy way to quit smoking, first I was alerted how the book can help stop smoking but still decided to read it and About a miracle I have not smoke for three years already and I do not think to start and you do not advise my friend, in poker she is definitely not
 
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Time to quit.)

I'm Smoking right now, but I think we should drop this dead case. When I quit Smoking and playing poker, it was enough more strength to the game, more focus and brain very differently works! But again it is a choice each!
 
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When I play I'm nervous at some moments and I smoke cigarettes, but smoking is like a habit and I want to quit smoking, and I think it's better not to smoke at all, and when playing and being nervous, it's better to use something tasty and useful!
 
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It's quite simple:
online poker: do as you wish (as long as you aren't harming the people surrounding you)
Live poker: Smoking in a closed area is prohibited so even if you tried to they would kick you out the casino..
 
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It’s hard to quit smoking when it’s connected with some other action, when it gets a form of a routine or even a ritual. That’s why people say it’s a real torture when you quit and there’s a morning coffee or a drink with your friends when you feel that there’s something missing. I smoke cigarettes and i know that feeling and thats why i’m talking about routines and every day rituals (drinking coffee, beer or whatever) and i feel there’s no difference if your are a smoker and a poker player. In fact, these two actions are even on a higher level, because it fits somehow together.
I’ve tried to quit a couple of times but a game of poker turned out to be a place of a real temptation.
So i’m still a smoker but you buddy be a better man and show us how the things get decided ;)
 
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Day by day it gets harder to smoke in any kind of public place, poker rooms are just following the trend.
 
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I to my great regret I can not seem to quit this bad habit and want to quit. In my country, cigarette prices go up every week.(
 
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That's why I love playing poker online cause I can smoke. playing live you cant . I drink more playing online as well cause the beer fridge is right under my table where I use computer.
 
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I don't smoke personally and never have but if the poker room has great airflow and the tables are large enough i would care if people could smoke. My only reason to say no would be if the smoke was always in my face so yes based on hvac systems in building/room and table sizes.
 
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I recently quit smoking but I used to chain smoke while I played.

Do you believe we should be able to smoke cigarettes while we play, or do you like the non smoking trend?

First of all, good on you for giving up smoking. I wish you all the best, in your quest to kick the habit (smoking).

I like the non-smoking trend or in my country, non-smoking law.

In New Zealand, you would not be able to smoke at a casino poker table. Smoking has been banned, in all indoor spaces, at hospitality venues. This means people can no longer smoke inside places such as bars, gaming venues, clubs, restaurants, etc. Casinos do have outdoor areas for those wishing to smoke, but no poker tables or gaming machines in those areas.

I have never smoked, but if I ever get lung cancer, it will be as a result of passive smoking at poker home games. In the early/mid 1970’s, I would meet with some friends once a week, for a session of five card draw. Most were smokers and are all now dead.
 
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I do smoke 2-4 cigarettes daily and sometimes never smoke for few weeks. Yah it is a bad habit in any form and one should try to get rid of it.
 
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I also smoked a lot when I lost the decisive distribution in the game and was very nervous, now I quit smoking and try very hard not to be nervous and calmly play and calmly endure strikes.
 
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Previously, I smoked a lot and often.
A year ago, I got rid of this habit. I believe, that there is no need for smoking.
Moreover, I think I started playing poker better.
 
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Every person should decide whether to smoke him or not. Poker is nothing to do with.
 
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lol for me stop smoking was easy just change it with bear or some alcohol
 
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even when I smoked, I did not like being in smoky rooms
 
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I do not smoke and I do not like when someone smokes at me. Smoking just needs to be banned as harming a person.
 
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I think that smoking does not affect the game of poker! if you do not know what are your chances of a bank or the number of outs, then cigarettes will not help you in any way!
 
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