Does online poker make you thirsty?

luckylucky

I noticed I drink loads of water when I play poker online. I'm wondering if it has got to do with the stress element of the game.

Anybody else notice this?

ianmc38

never noticed it.

Daithio

I've noticed that a bit, but what I notice more is that I rarely get hungry when playing. Also I go to the jacks alot more often, probably to do with the water thing!

nicnicnic

Daithio wrote: »

I go to the jacks alot more often, probably to do with the water thing!

lol cant argue with the logic here

twasantis

luckylucky wrote: »

I noticed I drink loads of water when I play poker online. I'm wondering if it has got to do with the stress element of the game.

Anybody else notice this?

u should replace the water wit valerian tea...believe me after 7 or 8 cups,bad sessions become so much easier to take:D

Mellor

twasantis wrote: »

u should replace the water wit valerian tea...believe me after 7 or 8 cups,bad sessions become so much easier to take:D

And probably a lot more common.

I wish I drank more water. Really should, but i normally sit there like a zombie

CaptainNemo

I don't eat, drink or go to the toilet when I play online poker.

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CaptainNemo wrote: »

I don't eat, drink or go to the toilet when I play online poker.

visions of you sitting in a big nappy with one of them baseball hats with beer lines coming from it springs to mind!!

I find i drink a lot of beer when playing although new years resolution is stop this and start taking it a bit more serious

twasantis

Mellor wrote: »

And probably a lot more common.

I wish I drank more water. Really should, but i normally sit there like a zombie

so thats where the problem lies......

Marq

well it makes me want to drink...

CaptainNemo

Jacoby Few Limb wrote: »

visions of you sitting in a big nappy with one of them baseball hats with beer lines coming from it springs to mind!!

I find i drink a lot of beer when playing although new years resolution is stop this and start taking it a bit more serious

Usually what happens is I'm forced to stand up for some reason (e.g. apartment on fire) and only then notice that I'm in danger of my bladder bursting. Then when I get back from the toilet I often notice that I'm hungry, or tired, or that it's morning and I'm supposed to be in work in 2 hours.

Macspower

Dont think it makes me thirsty but since I went on my eight loss programme I make a concious decision to drink at least 4 litres per day...

lol at my spare room at one stage... It was costing me a fortune buying water so now I use a filter jug..

JoeyJJ

Anyone going to get tested for diabetes hope that thirst isn't for sweet drinks.

CaptainNemo

luckylucky wrote: »

I noticed I drink loads of water when I play poker online. I'm wondering if it has got to do with the stress element of the game.

Anybody else notice this?

About the stress element of the game...I was playing way above my comfort level a while back, and in big pots I noticed that my heart was pounding, my guts were knotted up and I was just generally in a very unhealthy state...a very good argument, if any was needed, for staying in your comfort zone.

RasTa

Nope, but live I drink a lot of water. Must be all the physical exercise in betting etc.

Ste05

Don't drink any more then usual, but I smoke like a mother######

Gillybean72

luckylucky wrote: »

I noticed I drink loads of water when I play poker online. I'm wondering if it has got to do with the stress element of the game.

Anybody else notice this?

Not until you mentioned it.. but now you do I realise I do exactly that with tea. If I was watching telly (a rare thing) I would sit there, but I get endless cups of tea and find myself reaching for the cup constant while playing! and once it gets shorthanded its worse!

On the down side, my sleep is affected as Im up at loo all night