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He was in a public card room of his own free will. As he's 80 years old it probably wasn't his first time.

Casinos and card rooms are grim places. People with self destructive habits can be found there and have their shortcoming on display.

In many other instances these people can cause you a lot of grief. Poker affords dedicated, winning players to profit off the failings of others that the winning player don't happen to share.

Try to think of card rooms as a clinical environment. It isn't your job to vet the opposition for the proper economic means to play. All that's required of you is to play honestly and well.