Do you ever receive that itch? The itch to gamble, to head to the nearest betting house, to uncover a great stakes casino game of Hold’em, to sit at a Black jack table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I like to scratch it.
I also love to watch individuals gamble. No 2 poker faces seem identical. When I wager I like to believe I put on a poker face that’s impassable. But I know I have certain mannerisms. For one, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I wager on poker or Chemin de fer. And then I chain smoke. Except I chain smoke regardless of whether I am winning or losing, regardless of whether I’ve a beneficial hand or bad.
I once bet in a very weekly poker game. The game was usually 5 card draw. There was a player who wagered with us each week who usually wore a hat. When he was given a excellent hand, unconsciously, he would begin touching and playing with his hat. Needless to say, he in no way won.
The greatest poker gambler I ever saw was a gentleman who produced much more movements and gestures at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Often an costly suit and tie, shoes shined and nails manicured. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was often brushing his pant leg or rubbings his hands or stacking his chips in tidy little piles.
I use to study him for hours on end. I would tried to see if I could notice his tell. Selecting lint off his shirt- did this imply he was bluffing? Stacking his chips in a very short pile – did this mean he had a beneficial hand?
Years later I ran into him in the bar in Philly and we had a drink. I asked him if he have been aware of all those movements he produced or if they had been subconscious. He informed me that each and every single thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is constantly checking out everyone else’s poker face. They are attempting to detect the the tell.
So his system was to give them lots to assume about. His reasoning was if they had been pondering about him picking a piece of fuzz off his vest and what it meant they certain weren’t thinking about their cards.
His system was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a method that operates for you.