Do you ever obtain that itch? The itch to bet, to head to the closest gambling den, to discover a good stakes game of Texas hold’em, to sit at a Chemin de fer table for hours on end. I love that itch. And I like to scratch it.
I also really like to watch men and women gamble. No two poker faces seem equal. When I wager I like to believe I put on a poker face that is impassable. But I know I have specific mannerisms. For one, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Blackjack. And then I chain smoke. But I smoke no matter whether I am succeeding or losing, regardless of whether I’ve a very good hand or bad.
I once wagered in a very weekly poker game. The casino game was usually 5 card draw. There was a guy who bet with us each and every week who often wore a hat. When he was given a very good hand, subconsciously, he would begin touching and wagering with his hat. Needless to say, he by no means won.
The very best poker player I ever saw was a gentleman who manufactured a lot more movements and gestures at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was flawless in the way he dressed. Always an expensive suit and tie, boots shined and nails manicured. He was fastidious 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 analyze him for hours. I would tried 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 mean he had a great hand?
Several years later I bumped into him within a bar in Chicago, il and we had a beer. I asked him if he had been aware of all those activities he produced or if they have been unconscious. He informed me that just about every individual thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everybody is generally checking out everybody else’s poker face. They’re trying to spot the the tell.
So his technique was to give them lots to assume about. His reasoning was if they had been thinking about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his coat and what it meant they positive were not pondering about their cards.
His process was diversion. And it worked for him. In no way give up a program that operates for you.