Drinking or not during poker is a personal matter. For many poker players, if they are not professionals, this is one of the favorite ways to relax in the evening after work or relax with friends on the weekend. Often, rest is accompanied by the use of a certain amount of alcohol. It would seem that there is nothing wrong with this, but, as practice shows, alcohol and poker are incompatible. First of all, in a state of alcoholic intoxication, a person becomes a hostage of emotions. Starting the game with a strong hand, the player may prematurely believe in his victory and start recklessly raising the pot, hoping to hit a big jackpot. At such moments, a person forgets about the cold calculation, and the chance to run into an unpleasant blow in general seems to be something from the category of fiction. Alcohol consumption invariably leads to distraction and deterioration of short-term memory. Even if the player feels that he is extremely focused on the gameplay, there is no escaping the harmful effects of drinking entertainment drinks. Sometimes it comes to the point that the player can not remember the details of the last hand. You can be infinitely confident, but practice shows that alcohol and poker can harm even the best players.