Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Drinking Kills - Poker Skills!
“Drink Drive – Bloody Idiot” is a commonly used phrase in Australia. We have bumper stickers and continual commercials indicating the issues of driving under the influence of alcohol. The commercials explain how alcohol effect a person’s; coordinate movement, making of sensible judgements and dealing with complex problems after each alcoholic drink. Playing in a poker tournament or cash game is something that we can make comparison to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol with. Drink Play! – Bloody Idiot! Drinking Kills POKER SKILLS!
When playing in a poker tournament we need precision decision making skills and very good response actions. There are many poker players who sit and have a “few” drinks and assume this does not alter their game. Some of these players who have a “few” drinks actually say it helps improve their game. Indeed they may relax more after a “few” drinks, but let’s look at the facts of what really happens to their brain!
After your first drink, it takes just 5 minutes for alcohol to enter your brain and start to interfere with the way brain cells communicate. First, you lose the ability to assess risks. Then, it affects your capacity to make decisions. After just a “few” alcoholic drinks, you have lost your ability to be able to handle complex problems. You can still look at and fold cards BUT – it’s the higher skills you lack, the ones that are of HIGHEST IMPORTANCE in your game. I now ask you – Are you happy to sit and have 3 drinks and play for a nice sum of money during an online poker tournament or even a poker tournament at the WSOP or EPT? Although “relaxed” as some might say – determining even pot odds can be difficult!
Let’s face the facts, if you do; You are going to have to be a true champion as your skills and poker strategy are going to be crippled compared to those who have decided not drink at the table! Play Poker and Drink – Bloody Idiot! Drinking Kills Poker Skills
When playing in a poker tournament we need precision decision making skills and very good response actions. There are many poker players who sit and have a “few” drinks and assume this does not alter their game. Some of these players who have a “few” drinks actually say it helps improve their game. Indeed they may relax more after a “few” drinks, but let’s look at the facts of what really happens to their brain!
After your first drink, it takes just 5 minutes for alcohol to enter your brain and start to interfere with the way brain cells communicate. First, you lose the ability to assess risks. Then, it affects your capacity to make decisions. After just a “few” alcoholic drinks, you have lost your ability to be able to handle complex problems. You can still look at and fold cards BUT – it’s the higher skills you lack, the ones that are of HIGHEST IMPORTANCE in your game. I now ask you – Are you happy to sit and have 3 drinks and play for a nice sum of money during an online poker tournament or even a poker tournament at the WSOP or EPT? Although “relaxed” as some might say – determining even pot odds can be difficult!
Let’s face the facts, if you do; You are going to have to be a true champion as your skills and poker strategy are going to be crippled compared to those who have decided not drink at the table! Play Poker and Drink – Bloody Idiot! Drinking Kills Poker Skills
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