Say you are heads up with someone and you move all in on them and they are pondering a call... Where should you look, straight at them, away, just pick a random place? I know you will probably say pick a place and stay consistant with that the whole game, but I was recently in a game where I moved all in on a kid and was on a bluff. I was staring off at a random place trying to look uninterested (which usually means you got a hand) and the kid says "He's avoiding eye contact hes on a bluff!" and im thinking to myself CRAP. I don't really know what to do. He ended up folding, but what if you are in that same situation and you got the nuts and you are staring away and looking uninterested. Are they going to think that you are bluffing because you avoid eye contact or are they going to think that you are trying to look uninterested because you got a hand? If you stare at them they might think that you are trying to look strong and are on a bluff or they could think that you actually are strong. I'm never sure who has really read into tells because if I knew that I was playing against someone who has read "Caro's Book of Tells" then I might stare at you if I got a hand and you might think that its a strong means weak tell and call me. Otherwise you would probably think that I actually was strong and fold. Maybe I'm just paranoid that people are getting reads on me, but I'm interested to know what you guys think.
Check how Howard Lederer acts during a hand. You can never get a TELL from him. 100% poker face... stone cold look, no reactions at all. That what u need. I dont look at the player when im on a bluff... but instead i put my hands on my cheeks and find somewhere to look. If i got the nuts, i would do the exact same thing. You cant change it because that would be a TELL in itself. Keep people guessing, dont be predictable. If u are good at talking, i would talk to your opponents, but that requires a lot of practice.
