For a game where most participants rarely consider fortune, there are lots of folklore in poker. When you say that a player was blessed in that poker tournament they won, be careful of how you say it. For example, if you mention that you were unlucky, your fortune may not change.
Ok, that might appear to be a bit strange, but poker is a game armed with folklores. Did you realize that if you’re playing a game with 2 different decks and you are asked to select the deck, you should always choose the deck of cards that’s the furthest away from you? Or, what If you get a run of poor cards, you must settle on a hankerchief to destroy your horrible luck? It is certainly considered good luck to blow through a pack of cards when they’re being shuffled.
Some other fascinating poker superstitions are:
- You might be able to alter the run of cards by passing around your chair 3 times.
- The luckiest position at the poker table faces the door.
- The most detrimental position has its back to a fireplace.
- When changing chairs, you need to always do so clockwise.
- The unluckiest poker card is the 4 of clubs.
- It is very unlucky to sit with your legs crossed at the poker table.
- Friday is a horrible day for betting on cards.
- The 13th is also a terrible day, despite when it falls.