In a poker game your opponents have a calling reflex

Your opponents have a "Calling Reflex"...... and they will call anything that moves !

Your opponents did not come to the poker card room hoping to throw hands away. They have a bias toward calling. And most of them are looking for reasons to call, even if they have to invent those reasons.

That's why you are more likely to be called if you are slightly animated. Opponents might unconsciously be aware that you twitched or sipped your coffee. They are instinctively thinking, "That's strange, maybe that means he is bluffing." They are a little bit like snakes, predisposed to strike at the slightest move. Except they are poker opponents, predisposed to call for the slightest reason. I have given this universal poker condition a name : The Calling Reflex. And its easy to take advantage of it.

In fact, here is one huge poker tip : When you hold a strong poker hand and you know your opponent is about to fold, do anything! It's a freeroll because you are already about to lose the call and if you can change an opponent's mind at the last moment, you will win a whole bet you would have lost by just sitting there. It's pure profit.

So always keep in mind that your opponents have calling reflexes. As they begin to fold, assuming you want to be called jitter, shift your weight in your chair, knock over some poker chips, just do something new. Once in a while, you will get your opponent's attention, he will get suspicious, reconsider and call. You won't usually be able to trigger that calling reflex at the last moment but you will sometimes, It's like making a snake strike. And it doesn't cost anything to try!

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