Do you ever receive that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest casino, to locate a good stakes game of Holdem, to sit at a Chemin de fer table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I love to scratch it.
I also love to watch folks bet. No two poker faces seem equal. When I gamble I like to believe I put on a poker face which is impassable. Except I know I’ve particular mannerisms. For 1, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I wager on poker or Black jack. And then I chain smoke. Except I smoke whether or not I am winning or losing, whether or not I’ve a excellent hand or bad.
I once played in a weekly poker game. The game was constantly 5 card draw. There was a man who bet with us every single week who always wore a hat. When he was given a great hand, subconsciously, he would begin touching and wagering with his hat. Needless to say, he in no way won.
The very best poker player I ever saw was a man who produced more actions and signals at a poker table than anybody I had ever seen. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Constantly an expensive suit and tie, shoes shined and nails trimmed. He was fastidious in this manner. And he was constantly brushing his pants or holding his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.
I use to study him for hours on end. I would tried to see if I could notice his tell. Selecting fuzz off his jacket- did this imply he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this imply he had a good hand?
Years later I ran into him inside a bar in Boston and we had a drink. I asked him if he have been aware of all those actions he made or if they were subconscious. He told me that just about every individual thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everybody is always checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are attempting to detect the the tell.
So his program was to give them lots to feel about. His reasoning was if they had been thinking about him choosing a piece of lint off his shirt and what it meant they positive weren’t pondering about their cards.
His program was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a program that works for you.