Do you ever have that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the nearest gambling establishment, to locate a superior stakes game of Texas holdem, to sit at a Black jack table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I really like to scratch it.
I also like to watch folks wager. No 2 poker faces seem equal. When I bet I like to assume I put on a poker face that’s impassable. Except I know I’ve specific actions. For 1, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Blackjack. And then I smoke. Except I smoke regardless of whether I am winning or losing, no matter whether I’ve a good hand or bad.
I once wagered inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was always 5 card draw. There was a player who played with us every single week who always wore a hat. When he was given a beneficial 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 man who manufactured far more movements and gestures at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was flawless in the way he dressed. Often an costly suit and tie, shoes shined and nails trimmed. He was fastidious in this manner. And he was always brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or stacking his chips in neat little piles.
I use to examine him for hours on end. I’d tried to see if I could notice his tell. Picking fuzz off his jacket- did this imply he was bluffing? Stacking his chips in a very short pile – did this mean he had a excellent hand?
Several years later I ran into him inside a bar in New York and we had a beer. I asked him if he were aware of all those activities he produced or if they were subconscious. He informed me that just about every single thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everyone is constantly checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are trying to notice the the tell.
So his method was to provide them lots to think about. His reasoning was if they had been pondering about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his coat and what it meant they sure weren’t thinking about their cards.
His method was diversion. And it worked for him. Never give up a system that operates for you.