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Do you ever have that itch? The itch to gamble, to head to the closest gambling den, to uncover a high stakes game of Holdem, to sit at a Black jack table for hours on end. I like that itch. And I like to scratch it.

I also really like to watch folks wager. No two poker faces seem the same. When I bet I like to feel I put on a poker face that is impassable. But I know I have specific personal habits. For one, the only time I smoke is when I play poker or Chemin de fer. And then I smoke. But I chain smoke regardless of whether I am succeeding or losing, whether or not I have a beneficial hand or bad.

I once wagered within a weekly poker game. The game was often 5 card draw. There was a man who played with us just about every week who constantly wore a hat. When he was dealt a very good hand, unconsciously, he would start touching and betting with his hat. Pointless to say, he in no way won.

The greatest poker gambler I ever saw was a man who made additional actions and signals at a poker table than anybody I had ever seen. He was impeccable in the way he dressed. Often an pricey suit and tie, boots shined and nails trimmed. He was meticulous in this manner. And he was usually brushing his pant leg or holding his hands or stacking his chips in tidy little piles.

I use to analyze him for hours. I’d attempt to see if I could spot his tell. Selecting lint off his vest- did this imply he was bluffing? Arranging his chips within a short pile – did this imply he had a good hand?

Years later I bumped into him within a bar in New York and we had a beverage. I asked him if he were aware of all those actions he made or if they were subconscious. He informed me that every single little thing he did at a poker table was intentional. He said that everyone is always checking out everybody else’s poker face. They are trying to detect the the tell.

So his system was to give them lots to consider about. His reasoning was if they were thinking about him choosing a piece of lint off his vest and what it meant they sure were not pondering about their cards.

His method was diversion. And it worked for him. By no means give up a process that operates for you.