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Do you ever get that itch? The itch to wager, to head to the nearest betting house, to discover a good stakes casino game of Hold em, to sit at a Chemin de fer table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I love to scratch it.

I also like to watch people today wager. No 2 poker faces seem similar. When I gamble I like to consider I put on a poker face which is impassable. Except I know I have specific personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke is when I bet on poker or Black jack. And then I smoke. Except I smoke no matter whether I am succeeding or losing, whether or not I’ve a very good hand or bad.

I once bet within a weekly poker game. The casino game was constantly 5 card draw. There was a man who bet with us each week who often wore a hat. When he was dealt a beneficial hand, unconsciously, he would begin touching and wagering with his hat. Needless to say, he never won.

The very best poker player I ever saw was a gentleman who made a lot more movements and gestures at a poker table than anybody I had ever met. He was impressive in the way he dressed. Often an costly suit and tie, footwear shined and nails trimmed. He was diligent in this manner. And he was often brushing his pants or rubbings his hands or putting his chips in neat little piles.

I use to examine him for long periods of time. I’d attempt to see if I could spot his tell. Choosing fuzz off his jacket- did this mean he was bluffing? Arranging his chips in a very short pile – did this mean he had a very good hand?

Several years later I bumped into him within a bar in New York and we had a beer. I asked him if he have been aware of all those actions he produced or if they have been unconscious. He told me that every single little thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everybody is generally checking out everybody else’s poker face. They’re trying to spot the the tell.

So his method was to provide them lots to assume about. His thinking was if they have been pondering about him selecting a piece of fuzz off his coat and what it meant they sure weren’t pondering about their cards.

His technique was distraction. And it worked for him. By no means give up a method that functions for you.