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Interesting Facts About Poker, Bluffs and Lies


Poker is definitely one of the most competitive games out there.

Be it live or online, since the game requires a lot of life, or should I say a lie, the skills to win the game - most of the time.

Here are some interesting facts about how people can use those skills when competing in games (and some additional information about lying in general).

Classic Poker tells

Tilt forward or backward - usually indicates a strong hand.

Sudden vertical swing - when a player sits down or relaxes and then suddenly sits up straight, this can only mean he has a strong hand like a pair of aces, queens or king.

Smug - a player who starts talking to you during a rush of hand means he is out.

Beware of distracted people - when a player doesn't seem to focus too much on the game, such as chatting with another player or watching TV, chances are he isn't cheating.

The voice yard is a reliable words - a higher voice than usual when it comes to a strong hand (perhaps he is too excited), as well as an unusually poor voice when people

Eyes can speak - it is impossible to control pupil dilation, especially for eyes that are not brown.

Scammers will always try to stare at you.

A trembling hand means the player has something - though this metric is only accurate for beginners.

The way they stack chips - professional poker players sometimes use this as a technique to deceive their opponents.

Sweat - perhaps the largest people told in the game.

In online poker, screen names can tell who is a fish and who is a shark - Sexy girls' names mostly suggest that the user is a good player pretending to be an amateur.

Chatting on chatbox more often does not mean players are cheating.

Professionals use the time zone to their advantage in online poker - for example, if you play in the United States at night, it will be the early morning hours in Europe.

Auto raise / bet / check on hand speaks volume - auto raise before defeat is a sign of strength 99% of the time for casual players, as there is only a slight gain

Interesting myths about lying

People are not more likely to have disrupted eye contact when lying.

People won't touch their faces more when lying.

The flashing speed can show the lying, but only if you know great details about the person's base flashing speed.

When recounting a version of events, someone less chronologically and seemingly omitting important details is actually more likely to tell the truth.

Interesting facts and statistics

84% of people think that such a thing is an acceptable lie.

83% of women feel guilty after lying.

70% of men feel guilty after lying.

71% people think it's fine to protect a person with a lie.

57% of people happily lie if they don't like the gift they were given.

10% of people think they have the ability to lie to their partner.

The most common lies created by Men

I don't have much to drink.

Nothing's wrong, I'm fine.

I have no signal.

It's not that expensive.

I'm on the way.

I'm in traffic jam.

No, your beggar doesn't look that big.

Sorry, I missed your call.

You have lost weight.

That's just what I've always wanted.

The most common female lies

Nothing wrong, I'm fine.

I don't know where it is, I didn't touch it.

It's not that expensive.

I don't have much to drink.

I have a headache.

It has been sold.

I'm on the way.

Oh, I have these years old.

No, I didn't throw it away.

That's just what I've always wanted.

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