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Distracting Players


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Do you ever obtain that itch? The itch to gamble, to head to the nearest betting house, to locate a superior stakes game of Texas holdem, to sit at a Pontoon table for hours on end. I really like that itch. And I love to scratch it.

I also like to watch people wager. No two poker faces seem the same. When I wager I like to feel I put on a poker face that is impenetrable. Except I know I have particular personal habits. For 1, the only time I smoke is when I bet on poker or Blackjack. And then I smoke. Except I smoke whether or not I am succeeding or losing, whether or not I have a very good hand or bad.

I once bet in a very weekly poker game. The game was constantly five card draw. There was a person who played with us each and every week who constantly wore a hat. When he was dealt a excellent hand, unconsciously, he would begin touching and betting with his hat. Pointless to say, he in no way won.

The greatest poker player I ever saw was a player who made additional movements and gestures at a poker table than anybody I had ever met. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Constantly an expensive suit and tie, shoes shined and nails trimmed. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was generally brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in tidy little piles.

I use to analyze him for long periods of time. I would tried 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 good hand?

Many years later I bumped into him in a bar in New York 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 told me that each and every individual thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everyone is usually checking out everybody else's poker face. They are attempting to detect the the tell.

So his method was to provide them lots to consider about. His reasoning was if they were thinking about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his jacket and what it meant they sure were not thinking about their cards.

His technique was distraction. And it worked for him. Never give up a process that functions for you.

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