chew @ table

housenuts · #1 10-05-2004, 06:01 AM

now that smoking is not allowed in casinos, do you know any players that chew (tobacco) at the poker table? this is a great thing to get into.

Bluffstar · #2 10-05-2004, 07:16 AM

he he great topic. I have actually seen it once, in a swedish pokerroom. (Swedes are somewhat known for having a lot of tobacco-chewers)

Personally as an heavily ex-smoker, I can understand it. Before I could easily miss 5-10 pct. of all hands when playing poker, because I had to go out for a smoke. Off course I would advise players (and everybody else) to quit smoking. And even if you won't quit I would still prefer nicotine-chweing gum - but still for smoking players, chewing tobacco might be good way to concentrate on the play.

daveymck · #3 10-05-2004, 09:09 AM

I was under the impression that chewing tobacco was even worse for your health than smoking it.

Spook · #4 10-05-2004, 09:23 AM

at most card rooms chewing tobacco is perfectly legal, spitting however is not.

edit: but what does this have to do with televised poker?

js13_tps · #5 10-05-2004, 09:27 AM

alot of folks are putting the dip between their toes now so they get nicotine and don't have to smoke or spit. still pretty nasty, i bet they go thru some socks.

Toro · #6 10-05-2004, 09:35 AM

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now that smoking is not allowed in casinos, do you know any players that chew (tobacco) at the poker table? this is a great thing to get into.

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Not for the other players it isn't. It's pretty disgusting when they start spitting that [censored] into a coffee cup.

housenuts · #7 10-05-2004, 02:16 PM

a couple points...

who the hell puts chew between their toes? i have never, ever heard of this method before. i dont' want to waste any chew putting it in with my toejam to try it out.

are you sure you're not allowed to spit into a cup at the casinos? you're allowed to drink at the tables, why can't you have a spitter there?

thirdly, ya it would gross out your opponents. isn't that a good thing? i think it'd start putting in upper deckers (top lip) cause that just looks really ridiculous. i can just picture myself now at the WSOP on ESPN with a huge top deck gagger in looking like a complete fool.

i put this is the televised poker forum because i was wondering if anyone had seen anyone on tv chewing. but now it has evolved into chewing at the poker table in general.

jah0550 · #8 10-05-2004, 02:23 PM

Best post I've ever read. Being a long time chewer, I would love to see casinos allow it. I have yet to see someone put in a lipper during a televised tourney, but if they did, they would be my new favorite player.

housenuts · #9 10-05-2004, 02:38 PM

haha, same here jah. hopefully i can make a televised tourney so i can be your new favourite player. what do you chew? i'm all about the skoal straight.

Sponger15SB · #10 10-05-2004, 02:54 PM

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a couple points...

who the hell puts chew between their toes? i have never, ever heard of this method before. i dont' want to waste any chew putting it in with my toejam to try it out.

are you sure you're not allowed to spit into a cup at the casinos? you're allowed to drink at the tables, why can't you have a spitter there?

thirdly, ya it would gross out your opponents. isn't that a good thing? i think it'd start putting in upper deckers (top lip) cause that just looks really ridiculous. i can just picture myself now at the WSOP on ESPN with a huge top deck gagger in looking like a complete fool.

i put this is the televised poker forum because i was wondering if anyone had seen anyone on tv chewing. but now it has evolved into chewing at the poker table in general.

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I think that anyone who chews at the table is a sick sick bastard and it shouldn't be allowed. No bias here though