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Posted by snooptuga: but what is the fuc...ing drugs phil hellmuth talking about????
he's talking about some CNS stimulant to enhance performance/alertness/concentration but his comments are biased and blatant exaggeration, he doesnt know much about drugs for sure
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I think it can calm you down more than you want to. One don’t want to be either too relaxed or too stressed during the game. And there are other ways to keep serene. Like watching a video, reading some news, navigating in the social media…
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Been a long time since I've smoked any good bud, but I have to keep my job soI guess I'll nebver know if I play better or worse when using weed. I know that over the years there are some really weird strains out there. White Rhino, AK47, Something Special and so on. When I was young all I knew about was Red Bud, Alcapolca Gold Hawaiin and Skunk. Things are always changing I guess!
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Posted by sadamman:
Nice one One of my pet hates the way people spell that.
I love seeing it used in peoples user-names on poker sites "YouWillLoose" haha.
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Posted by Greenmohave: White Rhino, AK47, Something Special and so on. When I was young all I knew about was Red Bud, Alcapolca Gold Hawaiin and Skunk. Things are always changing I guess!
It's really weird seeing names like that - in Australia the culture isn't like that at all.. We don't name the strains- no one gives a s**t. There is good weed and bad weed - that's about it.
Joined: Aug '11
Location: Portugal
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Even tho i dont smoke anymore knowing myself i think it would have a negative effect on my game .. but the effect varies from people to people. I used to overthink when i smoked so i believe that .. specially at the levels i play that would be really bad in long term decisions. About the pros i've heard some of them take drugs to help their crazy runs but i've heard of other type of drugs. Phil laak did a 100+ hour run last year and claimed it was "all natural" so..
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Posted by Greenmohave: Been a long time since I've smoked any good bud, but I have to keep my job soI guess I'll nebver know if I play better or worse when using weed. I know that over the years there are some really weird strains out there. White Rhino, AK47, Something Special and so on. When I was young all I knew about was Red Bud, Alcapolca Gold Hawaiin and Skunk. Things are always changing I guess!
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Even thou i never tried to play stoned it doesn't sound that bad actually. Definitely would loosen u up a bit putting ur focus on the screens bright lights instead on whats happening on the tables and in the end if u lose u wont care as much. Smoke the pot to win the pot... isn't that catchy
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Do whatever you want if that helps you to play better,every person is different,some will have better concetration,some people not,same thing like with alcohol
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Posted by jessthehuman:
Posted by sadamman:
Nice one One of my pet hates the way people spell that.
I love seeing it used in peoples user-names on poker sites "YouWillLoose" haha.
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Posted by Greenmohave: White Rhino, AK47, Something Special and so on. When I was young all I knew about was Red Bud, Alcapolca Gold Hawaiin and Skunk. Things are always changing I guess!
It's really weird seeing names like that - in Australia the culture isn't like that at all.. We don't name the strains- no one gives a s**t. There is good weed and bad weed - that's about it.
+1 on the first one.
In parts of europe weed is like fine wines, strains are closely followed and new strains developed through cross-breeding. Spain/Canary Islands is big on that too. Indica/Sativa crosses etc.
Last new one is:
Jack47 (developed by Island breeders especially for IslandJack. )
Cross between Jack Herrer and AK47. Won the last Cup in Tenerife a few months back. Apparently very special and am willing to sample if found lying around by anyone...
Joined: Dec '11
Location: Germany
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i play stoned alot. And for me it has wonderfull effect,my mind is more relaxed,my mood is definitely better. i enjoy the game more, i keep talking to myself thats a bit scary.. but dont worry it does its purpose If i wasnt talking to myself about opponents and how they play. It would be boring for me to play online. Anyway about the poker Pros that Phill Hellmuth said that they have taken some drugs.. Im pretty sure theyre talking about some stuff like the guy few posts above me described. Im not really experienced in this type of drugs, i never touched a hard drug. And oh yeah. It is better for me as alcohol. It is killing my brain cells. Yet alcohol does kills your brain cells + liver.
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I like this thread so add my experience here as well..
I live in holland and not much places where you can get weed for a cheaper prize or grow it urself..
Now, how can i win money playing micro-limits and smoke 20EU every day ,behindthepokertables??
Indeed , i cant ,because the days i win,,it is balanced with my smoking spendings, and the day that i run bad i lose double ..20 Eu on weed and 20-30,behindthepokertables??
on poker..a lose-lose situation... so i stopped smoking...
i woke up when i was so stoned and playing for hours ,,,that i had A-4 and saw and thought i saw A-A in my hands..after calling ,i looked good and realized,,damn its not A-A ,its A-4
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Posted by uhhcallmi: I like this thread so add my experience here as well..
I live in holland and not much places where you can get weed for a cheaper prize or grow it urself..
Now, how can i win money playing micro-limits and smoke 20EU every day ,behindthepokertables??
Indeed , i cant ,because the days i win,,it is balanced with my smoking spendings, and the day that i run bad i lose double ..20 Eu on weed and 20-30,behindthepokertables??
on poker..a lose-lose situation... so i stopped smoking...
i woke up when i was so stoned and playing for hours ,,,that i had A-4 and saw and thought i saw A-A in my hands..after calling ,i looked good and realized,,damn its not A-A ,its A-4
Damn ,was i stoned or what??
well i've heard you guys have crazy models out here in Holland. I dont have in my hands a really good model too often. its about average. But i guess nothing compared to some model in Holland right?
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If you are good with it well all good, dont surprise me people can play great with it just get tuned in. People who rail against weed tbh i think there heads are just full of nonsense its not even an issue
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Weed is misunderstood. I bet most of the "users" doing it as a treatment for their glaucoma. Like Berta does from Two and a Half Men Its a medicine i tell you, good for your health. Unless you overdo it and become like Beavis and Butthead
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Posted by Mober: Weed is misunderstood. I bet most of the "users" doing it as a treatment for their glaucoma. Like Berta does from Two and a Half Men Its a medicine i tell you, good for your health. Unless you overdo it and become like Beavis and Butthead
Yeah I do it for my glaucoma It's really bad glaucoma that's why I do it so much I also laugh like them
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hehe...I am currently prescribed 10grams of marihuana per day. As for a "tilt preventer" I don't know about that..... I managed to cover my computer moniter with spitballs yesterday when my AA lost to AA