Distracting Players
Posted in Poker on 02/01/2011 05:21 pm by Felipe
Do you ever obtain that itch? The itch to bet, to head to the closest gambling establishment, to locate a high stakes casino 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 love to watch people today bet. No 2 poker faces seem equal. When I bet I like to believe I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. Except I know I’ve certain personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I bet on poker or Black jack. And then I smoke. Except I chain smoke whether I am winning or losing, whether or not I’ve a excellent hand or bad.
I once wagered inside a weekly poker game. The casino game was generally 5 card draw. There was a guy who played with us every week who constantly wore a hat. When he was dealt a great hand, subconsciously, he would start touching and playing with his hat. Pointless to say, he by no means won.
The greatest poker gambler I ever saw was a gentleman who made far more movements and signals at a poker table than anybody I had ever met. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Always an costly suit and tie, boots 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 tidy little piles.
I use to examine him for long periods of time. I’d attempt to see if I could notice his tell. Selecting fuzz off his vest- did this imply he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this imply he had a beneficial hand?
Many years later I ran into him in the bar in New York and we had a beverage. I asked him if he were aware of all those actions he manufactured or if they have been subconscious. He told me that every single little thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is always checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are attempting to notice the the tell.
So his program was to give them lots to think about. His thinking was if they had been pondering about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his vest and what it meant they positive weren’t pondering about their cards.
His method was diversion. And it worked for him. By no means give up a method that operates for you.