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Never played live poker (yet) - I was planning a trip to Gutshot in London this month - but can't afford to go right now [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] - it'll still be there in another month or so tho - so no worries...

Most of the people I have met tell me I have a great poker face - I tell them actually I have a great face for radio - but thats a different story [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I have always been very good at not giving away emotions and not reacting to stuff - I work in a busy kitchen for example - I am the only person I know there that can carry on having a conversation with someone without flinching or apparently noticing after an idiot waiter has dropped a tray of 50 glasses right behind me.

When I first started playing online poker once the pot got to be significant or I was dealt a monster I got a huge adrenaline rush - shaky hands etc - and I'm sure until I get used to playing live the same will happen. Once I get comfortable playing live tho I'm hoping that I will be relatively tell free...

Not read Caros book of tells yet - tho I definitely will get a copy before I do take the plunge live.

I have also started watching lots more live poker on TV - and I think it's very interesting to watch some of the events - particularly those that feature internet qualifiers as generally the pros have the tell thing nailed down. I've been trying recently to read their hands based on betting patterns and physical tells - with varying degrees of success. Obviously you need to turn off the commentary (tho it's normally Jesse May rambling - who is always a pleasure to mute) and cover up the hole cards - I find this fun tho [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]