buzzlightyear
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smoking cannabishey guys
i know this will be controversial but what do you guys think of smoking cannabis and playing poker
the reason i ask is because i find my mind goes 100 miles an hour normally and when i sit down to play poker i just have this tendency where i feel like shoving all the time or 3betting or 4betting a lot more than i should.
I find if i have a smoke i calm down and my mental processing slows down and therefore i dont insta click raise etc but instead i think more calmly about the situation, i have found most of my big winning streaks were when i was high and most of my losing streaks were when i was sober lol
Its very strange and its only since i been analysing my game to try to figure out what my problems mistakes and whatever else were that i came across this.
what do you guys think?
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savrababa
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well I have encountered what you describe but for me it isn't constant. I mean there were a few times that I was very nervous and edgy (most of the time when not having eaten properly so blood sugar was low and was playing right after work).
Smoking cannabis had the same effect you describe, but although it helps you be more patient and cool it stalls the speed of your thoughts. So in effect I'd say it is similar to multitabling  .
I guess if you have problems with over fancy plays and tilting it can help.
I do it very rarely though and I don't advocate it even if it helps because that way your good game might become dependent on a substance which can't be good. When I do it I use really small quantities so I don't result getting "stoned".
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doodiewiz
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Poker and weed is my favourite combination! I don't do it all the time but don't have that much time to play poker..
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savrababa
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Well if you are playing as a hobby with your main intention being to have fun then I guess you can smoke a field 
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doodiewiz
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yeah ive got a serious job in the day so cant smoke a field as i have to be quite switched on at work, but sometimes a smoke really gets me in the zone! Ultimately its a personal thing, but i do agree you should never think oh i must get stoned because i play well, but for me i like the combo with poker and a few good tunes!
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_red_dog
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yeah this is a really bad idea for numerous reasons.
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AxeMage
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lol... meh.. if u enjoy doing it, then so be it.. i drink and play smaller stakes occasionally but i feel like if you wanna get better, it's better to get better without 'being on' or 'being under' anything, for health reasons.. i mean, if you play poker high all the time, then you'll just improve your game while you're high, when you'll be thinking diff, and when you're not high, you'll play off ur game... and when you get better and play more to make more $... you'll be ruining your health at the same rate :\... kinda makes winning all that money pointless if you can't enjoy it till ur 90's with chickas in ur mansion 
i find that drinks tend to get me more 'focused', but i still don't do it while playing, so that i don't end up relying on it as a crutch, kinda like with a HUD.... lol even though it's two totally diff things, i'd rather get more focused on my own straight mind...
just my two cents
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