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January
Written by Bo.
Posted in: Poker
Do you ever acquire that itch? The itch to bet, to head to the nearest betting house, to come across a good stakes game of Holdem, to sit at a Twenty-one table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I love to scratch it.
I also really like to watch individuals bet. No two poker faces seem alike. When I wager I like to assume I put on a poker face that’s impassable. But I know I have specific mannerisms. For one, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I wager on poker or Chemin de fer. And then I smoke. But I chain smoke whether I am winning or losing, whether or not I have a good hand or bad.
I once played inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was generally five card draw. There was a player who bet with us every week who usually wore a hat. When he was dealt a excellent hand, subconsciously, he would start touching and wagering with his hat. Pointless to say, he in no way won.
The very best poker gambler I ever saw was a player who produced more actions and signals at a poker table than anybody I had ever met. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Constantly an high priced suit and tie, boots shined and nails trimmed. He was fastidious in this manner. And he was usually brushing his pant leg or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.
I use to analyze him for hours on end. I’d tried to see if I could notice his tell. Choosing fuzz off his vest- did this imply he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a very short pile – did this imply he had a beneficial hand?
Many years later I ran into him in a very bar in Boston and we had a beer. I asked him if he had been aware of all those motions he produced or if they have been unconscious. He told me that every single thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is often checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are attempting to detect the the tell.
So his program was to provide them lots to think about. His thinking was if they had been pondering about him picking a piece of fuzz off his coat and what it meant they positive were not thinking about their cards.
His method was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a technique that operates for you.
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