Do you ever acquire that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest betting house, to locate a great stakes game of Hold em, to sit at a Blackjack table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I really like to scratch it.
I also love to watch folks wager. No 2 poker faces seem alike. When I wager I like to assume I put on a poker face that’s impassable. Except I know I’ve particular mannerisms. For 1, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Blackjack. And then I smoke. But I chain smoke regardless of whether I am winning or losing, whether or not I’ve a beneficial hand or bad.
I once wagered inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was always 5 card draw. There was a player who wagered with us every week who usually wore a hat. When he was dealt a very good hand, unconsciously, he would start touching and betting with his hat. Pointless to say, he by no means won.
The greatest poker player I ever saw was a person who manufactured additional movements and gestures at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Always an high priced suit and tie, boots shined and nails manicured. He was diligent in this manner. And he was constantly brushing his pant leg or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in tidy little piles.
I use to study him for hours on end. I’d attempt to see if I could notice his tell. Choosing lint off his vest- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a very short pile – did this imply he had a great hand?
Several years later I ran into him inside a bar in Boston and we had a beer. I asked him if he were aware of all those motions he manufactured or if they had been subconscious. He informed me that just about every individual thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is usually checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re attempting to notice the the tell.
So his system was to give them lots to feel about. His thinking was if they have been pondering about him picking a piece of lint off his jacket and what it meant they positive weren’t pondering about their cards.
His technique was diversion. And it worked for him. Never give up a method that operates for you.
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