Doping in poker

[ilya]

Paul Phillips' article on Slate has made me wonder about whether it makes sense to talk about "doping" when it comes to poker. After all, if a player who has been legitimately diagnosed with an attention deficit disorder can take a drug which greatly improves his patience and focus, what's to stop other players from getting bogus diagnoses or simply buying those drugs on the black market? Is a player who snorts Ritalin on the morning of his big final table appearance giving himself an unfair advantage over his opponents? What about a cash game player who mainlines Red Bull because he's been playing for 48 hours straight, but the game is still super-juicy? Should players face penalties for using these kinds of chemical aids? Or is trying to regulate this sort of thing hopeless and/or unnecessary?

[Maulik]

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Paul Phillips' article on Slate has made me wonder about whether it makes sense to talk about "doping" when it comes to poker. After all, if a player who has been legitimately diagnosed with an attention deficit disorder can take a drug which greatly improves his patience and focus, what's to stop other players from getting bogus diagnoses or simply buying those drugs on the black market? Is a player who snorts Ritalin on the morning of his big final table appearance giving himself an unfair advantage over his opponents? What about a cash game player who mainlines Red Bull because he's been playing for 48 hours straight, but the game is still super-juicy? Should players face penalties for using these kinds of chemical aids? Or is trying to regulate this sort of thing hopeless and/or unnecessary?

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hopeless at best. for every player who benefits from doing a drug there are probably 5 who are degenerates paying you off at the low stakes or drunk at any level.

do you no longer want to see the drunks at your table? The only thing I don't want to see is cheating at any table, needless to say or collusion.

edit: happy birthday

[arod15]

THeres an idea to improve my ROI. Ima snort a viagra and drink a a redbull cause im sure now i can go beat the big game with this unfair advantage i have. No it doesnt matter. Not in my esitmation.

[Maulik]

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THeres an idea to improve my ROI. Ima snort a viagra and drink a a redbull cause im sure now i can go beat the big game with this unfair advantage i have. No it doesnt matter. Not in my esitmation.

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I wouldn't go so far as to say it doesn't matter as Ungar did it constantly.

additionally, one of other hero's does it to stay awake and beat stud & omaha games or split games...

[SuitedSixes]

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Ima snort a viagra

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And this will help your poker ability, how?

[arod15]

It helps you stay awake. Doesnt help you win you help you win. And last i heard redbulls arent illegal so if u drink 10 to stay up for a 48 hour session how is this wrong? Lets try an experiment. Im going to go to a 1-2NL game ask watch it and the fidn the worst player at the game and give him 3 red bulls and some rittilen and give him 5k of my money to play 5-10 NL im sure with this advantage he is now gonna bring me great returns......

[arod15]

You never heard. Doyal Chip Johney all do this before they play 1000/2000 Limit. Viagra and Redbull makes an ave player great.... i was being sarcastic saying that redbull rittili and all thise woint help your game

[canis582]

From 'what I hear' adderall would be perfect for poker. It keeps you alert yet relaxed. It may make you an annoying motormouth at the table though.

[sekrah]

Paul Phillips continues to prove himself to be a complete quack.

[TomHimself]

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Paul Phillips continues to prove himself to be a complete quack.

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