Do you ever have that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest betting house, to find a good stakes game of Holdem, to sit at a Black-jack table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I love to scratch it.
I also love to watch individuals gamble. No 2 poker faces seem alike. When I gamble I like to feel I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. But I know I have certain personal habits. For 1, the only time I smoke is when I bet on poker or Twenty-one. And then I chain smoke. Except I smoke no matter if I am succeeding or losing, regardless of whether I have a good hand or bad.
I once played inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was always five card draw. There was a gentleman who played with us just about every week who usually wore a hat. When he was dealt a great hand, subconsciously, he would begin touching and playing with his hat. Needless to say, he by no means won.
The very best poker player I ever saw was a gentleman who made additional actions and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Usually an costly suit and tie, shoes shined and nails manicured. He was diligent in this manner. And he was always brushing his pant leg or holding his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.
I use to examine him for long periods of time. I would attempt to see if I could notice his tell. Picking lint off his shirt- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this imply he had a very good hand?
Many years later I bumped into him within a bar in Chicago, il and we had a beer. I asked him if he were aware of all those motions he created or if they were unconscious. He told me that each and every individual thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everyone is always checking out everybody else’s poker face. They’re attempting to spot the the tell.
So his technique was to provide them lots to consider about. His thinking was if they have been pondering about him choosing 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 method that works for you.