Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

I'd take as much as possible while encouraging them to seek help (at 10/20 that is, at micro limits I am just taking the money.

Why do I do this? Because, if he's going to lose his money, he may as well lose it to me. You aren't going to help him by leaving (maybe he'll lose a 5 BB less to worse players, but probably not, he'll just lose the same amount over a longer period of time.) so at least try to encourage him to get help (once you have made a tidy profit) then continue to try to help him while you help yourself.

Yes it doesn't feel good, but this is poker. At least you are another voice getting him to seek help, while if you leave there is just one more person milking him without helping.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

Does he have any gold fillings? Suck those out of his teeth if you can. I also hear that used pacemakers are worth a lot too.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

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If he is really drunk you might be able to just take his wallet and save a lot of rake.

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Brilliant.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

I used to stuggle with this in B & M not really people that were drunk but people that could not afford to play and were sacraficing there well being, not to mention they were compulsive gamblers my though that I have come to a couple conclusions
1) If your not gonna take there money at the poker table...some one else is
2) Casinos do this all the time theres a reason why they serve alchol at most casinos
3) Theres no reason you shouldnt hes gonna find a way to lose his money either way.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

just leaving the table doesn't fix anything. he's just going to lose the money to someone else.

leaving is no better than taking his money. if you want to help him, you have to get him to stop playing... or you can just win all his money off him and give it to him when he's not drunk.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

You shouldn't be looking at this one instance. You need to ask yourself how you feel about personal responsability.

Poker is a game (at least in 2+2 terms, where EV is G_D) of systematically exploiting any edge available left to you by your oponents sub-optimal play.

I'm not saying that there aren't huge moral/ethical dilemna here, i'm saying that you're deluding yourself if you think the question is somehow confined to this one drunk guy.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

infinity bets.

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all of it.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

At the end of the day, we are all trying to win money from people who are at some sort of disadvantage to us. If you are uncomfortable with that, don't study, read books, come to this forum, etc. Don't play poker.

Re: How many BB you feel comfortable taking off a drunk at 10/20?
 

every dollar he's willing to sit down with.