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Why
is it okay to rub your eyes, pick your fingernails but not your
nose? I do not know, but a small group of players feels as if any
of these behaviors, or other disgusting practices, is acceptable
at the poker table. Do they feel as if they briefly turn invisible
to the other players? No, that cannot be it.
I actually saw an otherwise well groomed, neatly dressed, well mannered
person "air-blow" his nose onto the floor next to the
table! That is, he closed one nostril with one hand, turned his
head to the side and blew! I have seen athletes do this on the playing
field, in the grass, but never inside on carpet. What allows people
to act so unrefined?
The urge to satisfy their momentary needs allows them to deny the
existence or significance of the other players at the table. This
should tell you about their abilities to deny other things. Like
the improbabilities of their hand's chance to win.
These people can see what they want to see. They may spend much
time in "their own little world". Typically, they will
not be good players. Actually, when a player commits an act like
this, it would be enough for me to ask for a table change.
On
a side note: I would recommend not touching any mucous membranes
while playing poker and washing your hands frequently. The only
two eye infections I ever experienced were probably caused by touching
my eye after handling dirty chips.
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