Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

Do you ever have that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the closest gambling den, to discover a superior stakes casino game of Texas hold em, to sit at a Twenty-one table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I love to scratch it.

I also love to watch people wager. No 2 poker faces seem identical. When I bet I like to think I put on a poker face that is impassable. But I know I’ve particular actions. For one, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Black-jack. And then I chain smoke. Except I smoke regardless of whether I am winning or losing, regardless of whether I’ve a great hand or bad.

I once wagered within a weekly poker game. The game was usually five card draw. There was a guy who wagered with us just about every week who often wore a hat. When he was given a very good hand, subconsciously, he would start touching and wagering with his hat. Needless to say, he in no way won.

The very best poker gambler I ever saw was a gentleman who made a lot more movements and signals at a poker table than anyone I had ever met. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Generally an costly suit and tie, shoes shined and nails manicured. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was usually brushing his pant leg or holding his hands or putting his chips in tidy little piles.

I use to study him for long periods of time. I’d attempt to see if I could spot his tell. Picking lint off his shirt- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a short pile – did this imply he had a great hand?

Several years later I ran into him within a bar in Boston and we had a drink. I asked him if he were aware of all those actions he produced or if they had been subconscious. He informed me that each and every single thing he did at a poker table was deliberate. He said that everybody is often checking out everybody else’s poker face. They’re trying to spot the the tell.

So his program was to provide them lots to feel about. His thinking was if they had been pondering about him choosing a piece of fuzz off his shirt and what it meant they certain weren’t thinking about their cards.

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