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since i assume most replies copme from the states or UK where huge card rooms are the norm i have to clear something up.
the local casino runs 3 euro 2/4 nl tables with a 200 euro min buyin and NO! maximum buyin. buying in with a purple euro bill (500) is standard though. the circulation is limited and players dont usually get up and switch table or games since theres nothing to choose from.
i play nl400 online and think im pretty good in playing a consistent game when it comes to betting patterns and the like. since they were postflop nits but not pre i started limping in with suited 3gappers+, offsuit onegappers+ from any position and sometimes putting in potsweeteners to 10 with SCs (no gap) or 22-77.
i think a lot of these old nits play poker for quite some time and started playing 5 card draw (which was the only form of poker played in germany along with 7c stud until the nl boom kicked in on tv and whatnot)
iirc the best way to beat 5c draw is to wait for monsters and get paid off by fish. i think they took this approach to nl and have no real clue of odds, relative hand strength, position and so on. some comments like "i never pay for a gutshot" by one the regs (disregarding odds if i understood him correctly) make me think this way. i guess some off them are quite good in analyzing bodylanguage since they dont have real poker skills to back it up, yet they seem to be winners in this game.
i might very well be overthinking this whole matter. i will definitely go again in the near future and try to stay consistent in my acting.

more tips about how to control yourself at the table and be aware of your body language are highly appreciated.

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If you're really that concerned about giving off tells, just follow the advice given by Joe Navarro in "Read 'Em and Reap": sit with your feet planted flat on the floor, your elbows on the rail, and your hands cupped over your mouth. Using the same motion every time, count out your chips and place them in the same spot over the betting line when you enter pots. You'll look like a robot, but no one will get a read on you unless they pick up on your betting patterns.

FWIW, one trip to a casino is not enough to worry about whether you're a tellbox. In any event, I'd recommend Navarro's book if you want to learn about reading others' body language and controlling your own.