Playing Smart Poker: Control Those Emotions

Let's take a look at something that is important in poker:
emotions. You are off the hood this time, but still read and be
aware if you ever need this advice.

As it is well known the one most important thing in poker is to
pay attention to you game. Perfect poker players are always
aware of their opponents emotions and they know how to read
them.

Every card dealt, every bet, every look tells a lot about that
player and his cards if you know how to look at him. You must
watch your opponent as he bets and remember how much he bets,
what are his words when he bets. Every little gesture like a
breath, a smile can tell every thing about the cards he is
holding. For example, a player that has good cards is more
likely to speak very little, to watch everyone closely and check
often.

The part that betrays the most are the eyes. If you can't trust
your eyes, then you could always turn to the pros solution, wear
glasses. In order not to create any suspicions you need to be
confident in your eyes and face expression. The best solution
seems to be making up a problem you have to think about, or
thinking about a real problem that you have although the game.
If you are looking straight into someone's eye in real life it
means you are confident, but in poker you might have to deal
with a partner that is experienced and your guess could be
wrong. You can always try to make a conversation and look into
his eyes, seeing if he responds to that. People usually avoid
looking into your eyes if they know they have something going on.

If you ever find yourself in a real poker room and you have an
incredible hand, you can get restless and your hands might start
shaking. You should avoid talking or if you do, control your
voice because the voice will tend to use a higher tone. Try to
speak as calm as possible the whole game, so they can't tell
what you're holding.

This is not a rule however. Some players try to act the opposite
in every situation to create confusion. They will be calm when
holding a good hand and restless when having bad cards.

Facial expression can be a thing that can also betray. Poker
players always try to wear a hat or to look down at all times so
the others can't guess their hands. Beginners might show some
sadness when the cards are bad and a little joy when the hand is
good.

The most secure thing to do not to become the slave of emotions
may they be joy or anger, especially if they are fear. You
should stay calm and try to tell the emotions of others using
use their feelings for your game.