If Your Bluffing, Stop Moving
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Doyles Room Pro Advice
Mike Caro teaches players that their opponents have a so called “calling reflex”. They come to play poker hoping to be in action. Action is not folding, so the action they are generally looking for is to be in the pot. When you are bluffing, anything you do is apt to look suspicious and give them a reason to call. We’ve talked about strategies to trigger this calling reflex when you have a strong hand. You can have nervous movement and even seem animated. This gives them reasons to call. This is fine when looking for the call.
But in bluffing you are obviously looking for the opposite of this action. If you are bluffing, it’s usually a mistake to act nervous or animated. The more you do, the more suspicious they may become. This is more likely to lead to a call, which of course is not the wanted action in your bluff. So conducting yourself in a calm manner when you bluff is the best move. Now this is not to say to be completely rigid and unmoving as your opponent might consider that suspicious in itself. In the end trial and error with the use of information like this is the key to becoming a winning poker player.
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