[frostbrn]

I can vouch for this theory as well. Usually once I start moving deeper ITM I begin to drink at a pretty feverish pace just out of nervousness and anticipation of the big payouts at the FT. I'm never stone cold drunk, but I feel like once I get a good buzz going I'm a little more relaxed and stop getting overly worked up whenever I'm in a big pot, which in turn helps make my decision making process a little easier to manage at that stage of the tournament.