Poker Face
Posted in Poker on 11/17/2013 06:21 pm by Marley
Do you ever have that itch? The itch to bet, to head to the nearest gambling house, to discover a great stakes casino game of Texas hold em, to sit at a Black jack table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I like to scratch it.
I also love to watch people gamble. No two poker faces seem alike. When I gamble I like to feel I put on a poker face that’s impassable. Except I know I have certain personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Black jack. And then I chain smoke. But I chain smoke no matter if I am winning or losing, whether or not I’ve a very good hand or bad.
I once wagered in the weekly poker game. The casino game was constantly five card draw. There was a person who played with us each week who always wore a hat. When he was dealt a excellent hand, subconsciously, he would start touching and betting with his hat. Needless to say, he in no way won.
The greatest poker player I ever saw was a guy who manufactured much more movements and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever seen. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Generally an high priced suit and tie, footwear shined and nails manicured. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was often brushing his pants or holding his hands or stacking his chips in tidy little piles.
I use to study him for hours. I would tried to see if I could notice his tell. Picking fuzz off his jacket- did this imply he was bluffing? Arranging his chips within a short pile – did this mean he had a great hand?
Years later I ran into him inside a bar in Chi town and we had a drink. I asked him if he had been aware of all those activities he produced or if they were unconscious. He told me that every individual thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everyone is constantly checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re attempting to notice the the tell.
So his technique was to provide them lots to assume about. His reasoning was if they had been pondering about him picking a piece of fuzz off his vest and what it meant they positive weren’t pondering about their cards.
His technique was diversion. And it worked for him. By no means give up a system that operates for you.