They say that the real charm of poker among all online casino games is that any hand can win. The way to do it is of course by lying. The problem with most people is that when they lie, their mouth is saying one thing and their body another. One example would be a boss that tells one of his employees that he has all the time in the world to speak with him but during the talk he repeatedly checks his watch and tap his fingers of the table.
When it comes to lying in poker there are a couple of giveaways, but remember those signs does not apply when it comes to online poker games:
1. The nose – when a person is under stress his hand automatically reaches the nose, when it might scratch or conceal it. Such actions serve a purpose of distracting the mind of the liar from the stressful situation he find himself in.
2. The mouth – When a person is under stress, he tends to wipe his mouth a lot, or tap it, or cover it. All of these actions are called “Blocking gestures”, which are aimed at
concealing the discomfort which results from what is being said. Other giveaways are biting or licking of the lips, and there are also some actions which are more striking, such as sudden dryness or light stuttering caused by stress.
3. The ear – sudden scratching of the ear or brushing of the hair around the ear are actions which signal emotional stress.
4. The eyes – contraction of the pupils is an obvious sign of lying, just like rubbing of the eyes or cleaning them, avoiding direct eye contact or unstable focus – all signs of discomfort facing a given situation.
5. Scratching of the head and brushing of the eye-leads and hair are sings of discomfort.
On top of those signs, it should be noted that blushing, excessive blinking, nervous smiles and repeated changes in body postures are all actions that signal discomfort.
All things mentioned above are sings that will expose a liar and those are the things that poker players build on in order to know who is telling the truth and who is trying to bluff.
When playing internet poker, all of those methods are taken away from us, because when we play online poker we have no indication of the physical state of our opponent. When deprived from observing the opponent, but should pay more attention to his moves.
