Do you ever have that itch? The itch to gamble, to head to the nearest betting house, to find a great stakes game of Holdem, to sit at a Blackjack table for hours on end. I love that itch. And I really like to scratch it.
I also really like to watch people bet. No 2 poker faces seem identical. When I bet I like to assume I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. But I know I’ve specific actions. For one, the only time I smoke cigarettes is when I bet on poker or Twenty-one. And then I chain smoke. But I smoke no matter if I am winning or losing, regardless of whether I have a good hand or bad.
I once wagered within a weekly poker game. The game was always 5 card draw. There was a gentleman who bet with us just about every week who often wore a hat. When he was dealt a beneficial hand, unconsciously, he would start touching and playing with his hat. Needless to say, he by no means won.
The very best poker gambler I ever saw was a person who produced a lot more actions and gestures at a poker table than anybody I had ever met. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Generally an expensive suit and tie, shoes shined and nails trimmed. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was always brushing his pant leg or rubbings his hands or stacking his chips in neat little piles.
I use to study him for long periods of time. I would tried to see if I could notice his tell. Picking lint off his jacket- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a very short pile – did this imply he had a excellent hand?
Many years later I ran into him in a bar in Boston and we had a beverage. I asked him if he were aware of all those actions he produced or if they had been unconscious. He informed me that each and every single thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is often checking out everyone else’s poker face. They’re trying to detect the the tell.
So his program was to provide them lots to consider about. His reasoning was if they had been thinking about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his coat and what it meant they certain weren’t thinking about their cards.
His method was diversion. And it worked for him. In no way give up a system that operates for you.