Poker and Premature Aging

Poker and Premature Aging

What gives? Is it mainly due to stress? Depression? Are there psychological issues, like it's a known fact that mental i

04 May 2024 at 03:14 AM
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by Reducto

Poker players are not necessarily a random subsection of humanity. A lot of us were already headed towards solo, sedentary lives and just happened to discover poker. Maybe if you compared players to software engineers, for example, the difference won't be as striking. Tom Dwan already looked rough when he was 21.Also, players will hit it big and appear on all the shows for a li

I guess I'm a heretic for saying this, but I thought Dwan looked like a high schooler in the 'Poker After Dark' heyday. Have no idea what he's looking like these days, as I don't frequent Macau cash games. Evidently he's looking kinda rough, judging by several posts in this thread.

Think actors/actresses have won the environmental lottery moreso than the genetic one. And there are definitely Macauley Culkin-esque exceptions to that rule


by mrcnkwcz

Scottish friend of mine says 'takeaway' in place of 'takeout'. That has to be right near the top of the UK slang rankings

Reminds me of when someone asked how a drive through in England works when people have to get their food through the passenger side window and I first thought it was a joke.


by madlex

Reminds me of when someone asked how a drive through in England works when people have to get their food through the passenger side window and I first thought it was a joke.

Lol. Reaching over to the passenger side window helps ward off the premature aging associated with frequenting drive-thrus


by pokerfan655

I'm sure he works out regularly, eats well, gets sleep, doesn't abuse alcohol. Not really that hard to figure out.

No doubt. Obviously genetics matter, but what % of professional poker players are actually doing this? It's probably quite low.

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