Hiding Tells
Posted in Poker on 03/05/2011 04:21 am by Nolan
Do you ever have that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest gambling den, to locate a great stakes game of Texas hold em, to sit at a Black-jack table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I love to scratch it.
I also love to watch folks bet. No 2 poker faces seem identical. When I wager I like to consider I put on a poker face which is impenetrable. But I know I’ve particular gestures. For 1, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Pontoon. And then I smoke. Except I chain smoke whether or not I am succeeding or losing, regardless of whether I have a great hand or bad.
I once played in a very weekly poker game. The game was constantly five card draw. There was a gentleman who bet with us each week who often wore a hat. When he was given a excellent hand, subconsciously, he would begin touching and playing with his hat. Pointless to say, he in no way won.
The greatest poker gambler I ever saw was a man who produced much more movements and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever seen. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Always an pricey suit and tie, footwear shined and nails manicured. He was fastidious in this manner. And he was usually brushing his pant leg or holding his hands or putting his chips in tidy little piles.
I use to analyze him for hours on end. I would tried to see if I could notice his tell. Selecting fuzz off his jacket- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this mean he had a good hand?
Many years later I ran into him in a very bar in Chicago, il and we had a drink. I asked him if he had been aware of all those actions he manufactured or if they had been subconscious. He told me that every single thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everybody is always checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re trying to detect the the tell.
So his system was to give them lots to believe about. His thinking was if they had been thinking about him picking a piece of fuzz off his shirt and what it meant they certain were not thinking about their cards.
His program was diversion. And it worked for him. Never give up a process that functions for you.