Friday, August 28, 2009

Liars Have No Escape At The Poker Table Part 2

By Gwenal Telmo

Surely you can use a lot of tricks in order to identify a liar at the poker table but there is one that is so good at this problem. In a conversation, change the subject you're discussing fast enough that no one will notice it. Liars will soon realized that the subject has changed and will sigh with content because that's what they want. Whereas honest individuals will be confused and will ask you why did you change the subject and will want to go back in the former topic.

Spotting a liar in poker can be done by doing conversations. Almost all better poker players talk a lot during a game. They observe your reaction when you are stressed and relax. They will also identify your natural reactions and compare it with your game reactions if you are bluffing or not.

One good example that shows this strategy involves Amarillo Slim Preston. One day he encountered a very good women poker player. He hated women in general that's why he's so serious with this challenge in order not to get embarrassed.

During the match, Slim eavesdropped on a conversation going on about how the lady player adore her drink. He saw genuine emotion there and glad that he had that info. Later on the game he will use that info in order to pick a tell from the lady by asking her how much he like her hand. He's good!

However, as the game progresses the lady took the hint and started to ignore Slim on the game by wearing headphones. Slim and her enjoyed wiping the floor clean till the game ends.

In addition, there are other ways in picking a tell through conversing and observing other people's reactions.

Check this out. A man called John is a forthright poker player and you're playing against him. Early on the game, you saw him watching a close baseball game and he showed hints that he had money at stake on the game. Fortunately, the team his betting won and you ask him if he has money on it. He answered you yes and showed this big smirk on his face.

Now, you had a one on one huge bet against John and you wanted to make sure if he's hand is good or he's just bluffing. To know about that, you told him that you have a pretty big set of hand. He showed the same smirk you see when he won the bet on the baseball game. He's definitely giving out a tell.

If you want to use other people's natural reaction as a weapon against them in poker then it will be better if you see it first hand before or during the game. Observe how your opponents act truly and use it to know if they are bluffing you in poker or not.

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