Poker Face
Posted in Poker on 02/16/2013 01:21 am by Caylee
Do you ever get that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest casino, to find a superior stakes casino game of Hold em, to sit at a Pontoon table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I really like to scratch it.
I also like to watch individuals bet. No 2 poker faces seem the same. When I bet I like to believe I put on a poker face that is impassable. Except I know I have specific actions. For 1, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I play poker or Twenty-one. And then I chain smoke. Except I smoke no matter whether I am succeeding or losing, no matter whether I have a excellent hand or bad.
I once wagered inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was usually five card draw. There was a guy who wagered with us just about every week who always wore a hat. When he was given a great hand, subconsciously, he would start touching and betting with his hat. Pointless to say, he never won.
The very best poker gambler I ever saw was a guy who made a lot more actions and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever seen. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Always an pricey suit and tie, shoes shined and nails manicured. He was diligent in this manner. And he was usually brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.
I use to study him for long periods of time. I would attempt to see if I could spot his tell. Choosing lint off his jacket- did this imply he was bluffing? Stacking his chips in a very short pile – did this imply he had a excellent hand?
Several years later I bumped into him within a bar in Boston and we had a beverage. I asked him if he have been aware of all those actions he produced or if they had been subconscious. He informed me that each little thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everyone is constantly checking out everybody else’s poker face. They’re attempting to spot the the tell.
So his program was to give them lots to think about. His reasoning was if they had been pondering about him selecting a piece of fuzz off his shirt and what it meant they sure weren’t thinking about their cards.
His process was diversion. And it worked for him. By no means give up a method that works for you.