A few years ago, many people would have subscribed to the theory that it was possible to tell if someone was lying by studying their facial tics and body movements. Who needed lie detectors when any amateur sleuth, cod psychiatrist, or job interviewer could tell you that nose scratching, pulling at an ear lobe, shifting from side to side in a chair, and folding arms, meant a porky-pie (lie) had been told!
These were in the innocent days when people thought they could explain everything by grouping people together into stereotypes and tagging them with some half-baked theory. The truth is of course, quite different. People are people. Their social mores, backgrounds, cultures, upbringing and development will mean that it’s a brave person who will say that any given expression or movement will clearly mean that the poker hand held is a stinker, and that loud raise was a total bluff.
Of course this may not concern you too much if you only play online poker on sites like 888poker, but if you are serious about the game then picking up some of these skills will help anywhere!
You will also notice that while top poker players will have almost god-like control over their expressions and emotions while playing the game, they may also further obfuscate matters by wearing shades, hats and hoods, all designed to take attention away from the face.
However, move your gaze further down- many clues come from body and arm movements. Chip chunking, clicking, counting and chucking can all give something away. These and other actions below the neck can be revealing. Many people will say that talking, timing, posture as well as hand or arm movements are all much more reliable indicators than facial tics. Read the rest of this entry »
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