REAL pros can probably tell to a certain extent, but nobody at a 1/2 or 2/5NL table is a pro.

We’re a bunch of guys on the playground pretending to be Michael Jordan, and the act is fun to an extent, but when people actually start believing fantasy it gets a little weird.

I look like one of these dick’s. First, I try to (not that it’s hard for me), second, my sunglasses are Rx. I can only wear contacts when it’s humid outside, and this being the desert, that isn’t often.

People often roll their eyes when I sit down with earphones and sunglasses like “oh, he’s one of those” … but it kind of works for me because I look like a student of ESPN or “Poker After Dark”. (ironically I don’t even own a TV)

In my experience, dudes who look like me, or sometimes even worse, utilize the bluff a great deal. Being ultra-tight but looking ultra-loose can sometimes be an advantage.

I cannot bring myself to do the face-stare however. I draw the line there. It’s just too much drama and douchery, and by the time I need to make an all-in decision … it’s too late to play a role anyway.

Either way, I’m probably going home after the hand.

“You may be able to judge the quality of someone’s cards by their pupil diameter or the minor vibrations of their hand … if you are a CIA operative.”

I wonder how many of them do take advantage of their skills in this manner. I suppose this is why some where sunglasses at the table or cover themselves up w/ hoodies. I’m never able to see a tell in others I’m playing w/ so I don’t even bother acting like I do.