Po-po-po psycho-face!

I'm not gonna talk about poker as if I've played it before.
Well, of course I've played it. (Texas hold 'em to be precise)

And what have I learned?

First of all, the guy who's answering my question is a guy I never met (we keep contact through texting and over MSN, he lives in Sweden) and now when I know a little about poker, I never want to meet him.

He's probably not a bad guy, no, correction. He's not a bad guy, he's a jerk and a douche-bag sometimes but he's definitely not bad.

I've learned some of the psychology behind the poker, not the Will I win? Will I loose?- kind of psychology. No, the bluffing, the double-bluffing and all that. Not only psychology, but also reversed psychology.

Example. "I'm gonna make him believe I'm bluffing" (You're not bluffing but you act like you are by doing the same 'tells' - body-language - as when you bluff. By that, you bluff him by not bluffing)

Tells is something you do without thinking about it, like pulling your hair, blinking to much or sudden calmness.

That's the thing, poker teaches you to always be aware of suddenness, a very hyper-player goes calm... Why? A very calm player goes hyper, why? What's he doing?

You can never tell what they're doing but by learning the pattern in their playing (also known under 'information') you can also learn when they bluff, if they bluff or if they're just bluff-bluffing.


One word for you; Psychogame!

Back to the, 'I never want to meet him'.


Seriously, a player never stops to play the game. For me, poker looks like a way of living. He's not just good with the cards, he's good with the people and the world around him is his poker-table and he can bend it at his will.

You only see of him what he wants you to see while he's seeing all.

I might tell you more about the poker-playing.
I think it's fascinating :D
xoxo
Molly.