Hiding Tells
Do you ever get that itch? The itch to bet, to head to the closest gambling establishment, to come across a high stakes casino game of Hold em, to sit at a Twenty-one table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I like to scratch it.
I also really like to watch individuals wager. No 2 poker faces seem alike. When I gamble I like to consider I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. Except I know I’ve certain personal habits. For 1, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I wager on poker or Black-jack. And then I chain smoke. But I chain smoke whether I am succeeding or losing, whether I’ve a beneficial hand or bad.
I once wagered inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was usually 5 card draw. There was a person who played with us each and every week who usually wore a hat. When he was given a good hand, unconsciously, he would begin touching and wagering with his hat. Needless to say, he by no means won.
The greatest poker player I ever saw was a guy who made much more movements and signals at a poker table than anybody I had ever seen. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Often an expensive suit and tie, shoes shined and nails manicured. He was fastidious in this manner. And he was constantly brushing his pant leg or holding his hands or stacking his chips in tidy little piles.
I use to analyze him for long periods of time. I’d attempt to see if I could spot his tell. Picking lint off his jacket- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this imply he had a beneficial hand?
Many years later I bumped into him within a bar in Chicago and we had a drink. I asked him if he have been aware of all those actions he made or if they had been subconscious. He told me that each and every individual thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is constantly checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re trying to notice the the tell.
So his method was to give them lots to consider about. His reasoning was if they were thinking about him picking a piece of lint off his jacket and what it meant they sure were not thinking about their cards.
His technique was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a program that operates for you.
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