Who drinks alcohol while playing? I have a lot of anxiety, and I think a couple drinks actually calms me down. If I drink a lot then, well the looser I get lol.

A few of my best sessions were drinking all night. I think it makes people feel like I am just a tourist throwing chips away. If I stick to ABC poker then I am good. Drinking just makes the patience harder for me.

i dont drink playing live, only cause i drink too much at home, and i play live to get me out of house and not drink for a night

Maybe you can drink a lilttle bit here and there during a tourney to jelp your game lol

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I NEVER drink when I play. You just end up making bad decisions in the long run.

I may have a Corona or 2 when I'm playing online, but beyond that...

I definitely play my best live cash game poker buzzed. I tend to over-think and level myself against non-thinking players when sober. A couple beers fixes that pretty easily!

When i play tournaments, I will drink casually. If I make the final table, I drink heavily. Not all the time, but many times. This calms me down and makes me a little harder to deal with, but I also become more sociable and friendly making friends at the table. I then steal there chips as I sip on my jack and coke. But if I suffer a bad beat, then I get a little pissed. haha. Always drink responsibly!

I do drink way to much when i play, its so much more fun!! This results in me losing my entire bankroll about 10+ times on high cash game tables etc. Recently i have started to exclude myself from pokerstars before i start to drink,that works well.. If i dont play at FTP or any other site that is!

I rarely drink at all. If I do I may have a beer or two. I like "Rolling Rock".


However, I don't think it is wise to get buzzed while playing poker.


I understand how it can help people loosen up a bit, and calm the nerves.



I just can't really focus and think straight with a buzz, so I never drink while playing.

When you can't see the cards on the board, it is probably time to quit

I literally have the shakes once in a while when I play sober. Whether its a great hand or I am bluffing, people have mentioned it to me a couple times and I just laugh and say I do that regardless lol.

Between the anxiety, excitement, and how friggin cold the casinos are lol.

I think that drinkin` at the table (live/on-line) affects u`r playing cuz u became more loose and play more hands. Maybe u`ll get lucky on a few hands but luck always comes out so u will lose money.

bad idea, it doesnt help your loose aggro image unlinke in live setting.

No problem with drinking if your body can handle it. Alcohol effects everyone differently. You can very easily drink 2 beers per hr and never get buzzed.

I get very nervous at live games at casino but i dont dare drink alcool,i would rather be alert. on the other hand i only played 4 times at casino and i am getting a little better at controlling my nerves but if drinking a couple helps you
just do it what ever helps you re game is good

I drank one and the truth that I was very wrong was 700 USD and I started to play head up 200USD excited I went up to 1200 and lost all it was a lesson I'll never forget.

I always have 3 drinks when i play live and than i switch to non alcoholic after that.. Its just sort of a ritual now lol i dont think it really helps or hurts me at all

I built a 300 dollar bankroll into 2500 while drinking every night for about 2 months...I found I had been giving my opponents too much credit when sober and because of my range loosening up due to alcohol, my roi increased dramatically.

Another thing I realised during that run is using a check on the river can be hugely profitable if you have put your opponents on a draw...I hadn't really noticed it before drinking because I rarely did it with good hands.

If you are getting nervous and getting the shakes while playing maybe you are playing to high of stakes for your mentality

Everyone who decides to drink it during the game or not. I'm never going to drink during the game, a bad effect. Here's a super LSD, great game goes)))) PS I'm not an addict)))

Originally Posted by IPlay

If you are getting nervous and getting the shakes while playing maybe you are playing to high of stakes for your mentality

Nah thats not it. I get social anxiety in public places. Its nothing crazy, just early on the nerves kick in. I'm actually very social when at the table, but early on for some reason I feel like a spotlight is on me lol.

Originally Posted by Vorban

I built a 300 dollar bankroll into 2500 while drinking every night for about 2 months...I found I had been giving my opponents too much credit when sober and because of my range loosening up due to alcohol, my roi increased dramatically.

It is so ironic that you are from Ireland and built a big roll while drinking.

Lol.



P.s. I am Irish also. My grandfather was born there.

a free white Russian is tasty

I never drink while playing. I want to be 100% lucid at the poker table

Alcohol impairs your decision making. It makes you less inhibited. Not a good thing when you are playing poker me thinks.

Originally Posted by ChipEaterMan

I never drink while playing. I want to be 100% lucid at the poker table

Originally Posted by lost2qandisa

Alcohol impairs your decision making. It makes you less inhibited. Not a good thing when you are playing poker me thinks.

This is pretty much how I look at it.


However - different strokes for different folks.

I think my best ideas and intuitive insights are often filtered by anxiety. The slight decrease in inhibition of a single drink is great for me, in many intellectually challenging contexts.

I tried that programming once or twice, and it really helped. I coded faster, and better. Two drinks is too much, and clouds my judgement.

I haven't [recently] drank while playing poker, but I'm guessing one drink could be pretty ideal for me, most nights.

But I'm still building my foundational skills and experience, and I prefer sobriety most of the time, so it might be a while before I find out for sure!

For those non-drinkers, it might be a good idea to get club soda or something that appears to be alcoholic. I might be going crazy with this, but it seems people don't respect me as much as a player as they look at me drinking a beer every 30 minutes or so. At this rate it doesn't really do anything for me but calms my nerves.

Originally Posted by Fieldsy

For those non-drinkers, it might be a good idea to get club soda or something that appears to be alcoholic. I might be going crazy with this, but it seems people don't respect me as much as a player as they look at me drinking a beer every 30 minutes or so. At this rate it doesn't really do anything for me but calms my nerves.

I have heard this idea before. I have yet to try it though.

If I ever find myself in a sea of unknowns, perhaps I will try this out. However, most of the people at my casinos know me somewhat. I don't think it would work at my usual card room.

To be honest, drinking while playing poker (or any other "sport" where you need to be thinking) is one of the most stupidest things you can do. Along with taking drugs ofcourse. Sure, there are many people who think they play better when consuming alcohol, but you know those people are really no being honest with themselves. You WILL make costly decisions.

some good comments here, well the true grinder saying goes never drink well playing.

however... I'll drink live If I feel like drinking. It doesn't effect my game I play the same range and stay disciplined even after 7 or 8.

Im a hell of alot more talkitive drunk im like daniel neagranu im cracking jokes trying to get reactions from people asking them questions about their game for information and I think the fearlessness from the alcohol actually helps my game because of confidence I get respect at final table and people are weary about trying to bully me on raises and blinds

Originally Posted by cotta777

some good comments here, well the true grinder saying goes never drink well playing.

however... I'll drink live If I feel like drinking. It doesn't effect my game I play the same range and stay disciplined even after 7 or 8.

Im a hell of alot more talkitive drunk im like daniel neagranu im cracking jokes trying to get reactions from people asking them questions about their game for information and I think the fearlessness from the alcohol actually helps my game because of confidence I get respect at final table and people are weary about trying to bully me on raises and blinds

I am the same way. I actually have a stuttering problem, so when I relax a bit, I stutter far less.

I normally have a beer or a Captain and Coke to calm the nerves when I play live. I have found that when I play online after I have been drinking that it is not a good idea. If I win it is hard to stop playing. If I lose its easy to walk away however I still have to get myself out of the hole I put myself in.

Originally Posted by RickH1983

I normally have a beer or a Captain and Coke to calm the nerves when I play live. I have found that when I play online after I have been drinking that it is not a good idea. If I win it is hard to stop playing. If I lose its easy to walk away however I still have to get myself out of the hole I put myself in.

Same playing online drunk doesnt really hold any benifit it hard enough to note attention to detail and their is no benifit online.

but I think live their are so many ways a player can get an edge

This might sound crazy but ,from my experience CASINO DRINKS ARE RIGGED!

Sometimes I have a glass or two of wine if playing at night..... Other than that I try to stay sober and focused. Drinking doesn't improve my game at all LOL.