Body Odor = Strategy???

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you've probably encountered a lot of people with poor hygiene at the poker table but do you know anyone who refuses to take a shower so opponents will want to leave the games early?
 
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Haha [emoji23] nice thread, dealing with real issues... Its amazing to think that some poker players will use any and every angle, including hygiene as a tool...
 
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Personally, I have never met such strategic geniuses. And I hope that I will never meet them. :D
 
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haha

The officials might just move the 1 whole table outside everytime lol
 
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Yikes, seems like a self-defeating strategy as a lot of people would probably try extra hard to bust them lol
 
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I don't know of anyone who refuses to take a shower to gain an advantage. I however have encounter several people who have had a rather pungent odor!! Most of them went to the casino after a night shift of work and stayed into the day. Not pleasant for the other players at the table. Best thing to do is ask for a table change if available.
 
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people have no respect for others.
bad body odor bothers everyone.

i had a guy once come fix my windows he stunk to high heaven
the wife told me not to say nothing but i looked at him and told him.
man you stink you could have put on pit stick before you go to someones house smelling so grose, so i took out our air freashener and sprayed it so we dodnt have to put up with the BO smell.
 
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This is interesting! I'd like to get out of the race and give her a deodorant spray.
 
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Fortunately i have never been in such situation but i play live in casino very rarely so maybe i just got lucky. I don't understand how that can be a strategy as most you can do is to make other players find another table or call manager to address it.
 
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It has not happened to me !!! likewise if it would happen to me it would give me a lot of embarrassment other people, hopefully, never happen to me lol
 
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Cardrooms should have complimentary trial size deodorants.
 
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I've sat next to people who smelt like a dumpster and it's very off-putting.

Having said that I'm overdue a shower right now, but on a boat it isn't affecting anyone else! [emoji1]
 
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I think that when playing live poker can someone use their nasty smell, to make for yourself a winning position. Someone is not affected, and the other can be very distracting and make do the wrong moves.
 
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In cashgame why would you want anyone to leave early? I guess in mtts might make players a little tilty so maybe some benefit. But Amy shred of poker benefit would be countered with all the social interactions that get ****ed by your smell
 
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I have never heard anything about such an insidious strategy. And I sincerely hope that I will not meet such an insidious opponent at the table.
Good luck.
 
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If the opponent's strategy is to win all by Siting out due to bad smell, it would be quite a strategy. But it is complicated and delectable to play next to a person and it is in a putrefied state
 
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Well I play very little live, but I think bad odor is ignorance even, bad habits
 
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hahaha thanks for the laugh :) it never occurred to me that someone would do that as a poker strategy, but now that you brought it up... i wouldn't be surprised.
good thing online poker isn't scratch and sniff lol
 
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items to bring to cash tourneys

1) sunglasses
2) air freashener
3) gas mask

= alot of humiliation for stinky oppnents
laughing my ass off.
 
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Luckily I mainly play online ......

Making some general comments might give the person a hint.

Ex.

You guys smell that ....

What's that smell ....
 
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So bad players like smelly people and good players like clean people ? i guess i must just wiff a little bit because im a mediocre player. :D
 
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