Do you ever get that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest betting house, to discover a great stakes game of Texas hold’em, to sit at a Black jack table for hours on end. I love that itch. And I love to scratch it.
I also really like to watch people today gamble. No two poker faces seem equal. When I bet I like to feel I put on a poker face that’s impassable. Except I know I have particular personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I bet on poker or Pontoon. And then I smoke. But I chain smoke regardless of whether I am succeeding or losing, no matter whether I’ve a good hand or bad.
I once played in the weekly poker game. The casino game was constantly 5 card draw. There was a guy who wagered with us each week who often wore a hat. When he was dealt a excellent hand, subconsciously, he would begin touching and playing with his hat. Pointless to say, he never won.
The very best poker gambler I ever saw was a guy who manufactured more movements and gestures at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Constantly an costly suit and tie, footwear shined and nails manicured. He was diligent in this manner. And he was constantly brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.
I use to analyze him for hours on end. I’d tried to see if I could notice his tell. Picking lint off his jacket- did this mean he was bluffing? Stacking his chips in a very short pile – did this mean he had a great hand?
Several years later I bumped into him in a bar in Boston and we had a beverage. I asked him if he have been aware of all those motions he created or if they were subconscious. He informed me that each single thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everyone is generally checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are trying to detect the the tell.
So his technique was to provide them lots to consider about. His reasoning was if they have been pondering about him choosing a piece of lint off his coat and what it meant they sure weren’t thinking about their cards.
His program was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a process that works for you.
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