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Poker Players Drink More Alcohol Than Other Gamblers

A total of 2,131 active gamblers in the UK were asked questions about their lifestyle, physical fitness and gambling game preferences in a recent study carried out by a British poker news site. The results showed that poker players in general are more health conscious than other gamblers, but it also revealed that they drink more alcohol. Mirror.co.uk reported that four things in particular stood[...]   Read more » Poker Players Drink More Alcohol Than Other Gamblers

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The very next hand after my AA got cracked by Player9's J5o. I was on horrible losing streak, so pissed and a bit drunk.
Even after this miraculous win I kept chasing loss and eventually got bust. I should have stopped playing there!!! So stupid!!!


***** Hand History for Game ***** (Poker Stars)
$5.00/$10.00 Limit Texas Hold'em - Thursday, January 26, 00:45:55 PT 2012
Table Bell XXV (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( $247.50 USD )
Seat 2: Player2 ( $315.00 USD )
Seat 3: Player3 ( $313.50 USD )
Seat 4: Player4 ( $352.00 USD )
Seat 5: Player5 ( $552.00 USD )
Seat 6: Player6 ( $113.00 USD )
Seat 7: Hero ( $190.50 USD )
Seat 9: Player9 ( $142.00 USD )
Seat 10: Player10 ( $170.00 USD )
Player1 posts small blind [$2.00 USD].
Player2 posts big blind [$5.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 2s 7s ]
Player3 folds
Player4 folds
Player5 folds
Player6 folds
Hero raises [$10.00 USD]
Player9 calls [$10.00 USD]
Player10 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 calls [$5.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, 4h, 4s ]
Player2 checks
Hero checks
Player9 bets [$5.00 USD]
Player2 calls [$5.00 USD]
Hero calls [$5.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
Player2 checks
Hero checks
Player9 bets [$10.00 USD]
Player2 calls [$10.00 USD]
Hero calls [$10.00 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
Player2 checks
Hero bets [$10.00 USD]
Player9 calls [$10.00 USD]
Player2 folds
Hero shows [2s, 7s ]
Hero wins $94.00 USD from main pot
Player9 doesn't show [8h, 8d ]

Edited by Tony_MON7ANA (29 October 2014 @ 07:41 GMT)


     
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Posted by schmoyster:
Posted by magatt966:
...mmmhh... I wouldn't bet a single cent on the bolded part....

magatt, I can see that you are taking my drinking habits too close to heart.
I am prepared to join this social network( http://www.yesterdayme.com/?set_language=en) so you could monitor my drinking. But you'll have to join too...


coffe max is set at 11 cups
red wine max is set at 1800mL

unuseful for me Big Smile Big Smile

     
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In Australia we have poker comps at our pubs and if you buy a drink to a value you get to double up your chips at the start or re buy with them Smile

     
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Posted by rasheek77:
In Australia we have poker comps at our pubs and if you buy a drink to a value you get to double up your chips at the start or re buy with them Smile


wow that's amazing....I could build monsters stacks that way Beer

     
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UK poker players also tend to drink more than the weekly suggested amount. 23% of the 315 poker players who were surveyed admitted that they drink more than the recommended weekly consumption of alcohol. The only groups of gamblers to drink more than poker players were slots fans, 24% of which consume higher levels on a weekly basis. Big Smile

     
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