| 21 Jan | Fake Poker Tells.. Or How To Look Like A Fish!Posted by PokerBarney on 8:52PM, 21st Jan 2007Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
The art of giving off fake poker tells is a difficult one to master, but the main reason behind doing so is clear: to fool your opponents into thinking you're either bluffing, not bluffing, or that you're a moron with no idea what game you're playing.
Either way, you want them to think the opposite of the truth, so you get a bit more of a headstart over them on the felt. I was reading PokerPlayer today and came across a hilarious letter sent in by Benji Bowen, which I will reprint here.
Benji's tips on how to look like a fish:
- When you sit down at a cash game ask, "What does first place pay?", followed later by, "When are the blinds going up?"
- Ask the dealer if bluffing is allowed. When they give you a weird look and say that it is, rub your hands together and chuckle to yourself.
- Ask what the most you can bet is (especially when playing no-limit), and ask it often.
- When you go to bet say "raise", when you go to raise say "re-raise", and when you check, simply say "call".
- When the flop comes out, clap your hands together, start rubbing them and laughing to yourself. Then stop, look around, and solemnly check.
I was in stitches for almost 10 minutes at the last one, especially when I realised I used to do just that!
Thanks Benji :)
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