Poker Tricks

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Do you ever acquire that itch? The itch to gamble, to head to the nearest gambling establishment, to come across a superior stakes game of Hold’em, to sit at a Pontoon table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I love to scratch it.

I also love to watch men and women wager. No two poker faces seem equal. When I bet I like to assume I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. But I know I have particular personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke is when I bet on poker or Chemin de fer. And then I chain smoke. But I chain smoke whether I am succeeding or losing, whether or not I have a good hand or bad.

I once played in a very weekly poker game. The game was usually five card draw. There was a person who played with us every single week who always wore a hat. When he was given a good hand, unconsciously, he would start touching and betting with his hat. Needless to say, he never won.

The very best poker player I ever saw was a player who created additional movements and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever seen. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Constantly an expensive suit and tie, footwear shined and nails trimmed. He was diligent in this manner. And he was constantly brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or stacking his chips in tidy little piles.

I use to examine him for long periods of time. I’d tried to see if I could spot his tell. Choosing lint off his jacket- did this imply he was bluffing? Stacking his chips in a very short pile – did this imply he had a very good hand?

Several years later I bumped into him in the bar in Chicago and we had a drink. I asked him if he were aware of all those movements he made or if they were unconscious. He told me that just about every little thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everybody is constantly checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re attempting to notice the the tell.

So his system was to give them lots to feel about. His thinking was if they had been thinking about him selecting a piece of lint off his shirt and what it meant they sure weren’t thinking about their cards.

His process was distraction. And it worked for him. Never give up a program that works for you.