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richardwe
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04-04-2005, 09:12 AM
Post subject: my own bodylanguage
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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I noticed that I'm havin difficulties keepin my nervs all the time. most of the time Im playing games with my friends ending up winning 100 / 200 euro a night.
But annalysing my game I noticed My hand starts shaking and I get nervous when I make a big bet on a hand I cant loose. My opponents arent the kind of players who'll notice it but what if I would play better players?
is there something I can do about it?
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Demiparadigm
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Practice helps this. This is a huge tell for most players. It is a release of nervous tension with a great hand.
The converse is that when an opponent is bluffing, he is often calm, collected and quiet. He is trying not to do anything that would attract a call.
I wouldn't worry about it. Unaware players typically misread the shaking as nervousness about a hand, and are more apt to call.
Probably by the time you get to playing better players, you will have more experience and less nervousness with huge hands.
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richardwe
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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But are there tricks to control it better? Like thinking about youre mother in law or something  :P  
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michael1123
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I think its mainly a beginners thing. I had that the first couple times I played live, but it stopped by itself after a few sessions.
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ChezJ
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clench your thigh muscle under the table
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SinkRox
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study meditation, self hypnosis and relaxation techniques 
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Eric
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Caro talks about this in his book. He warns that a shaking hand should be feared, it is a sign of strength, not weakness.
I have noticed other people doing it but I've never noticed myself doing it. You'll probably want to experiment with different things when you have great hands. Maybe putting one hand on top of the other might help.
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Bear down like you are trying to pass a large poo. Your face will turn
red and people will stop looking at your hands. 
Really, joking aside, I've read applying that sort of pressure to your
abdominal/chest cavity puts pressure on a nerve and slows your heart,
and may be destracting enough to yourself to still your shakes.
Take along an extra change of underwear and let us know if it works.
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SinkRox
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when I started playing live I used to get really bad nerves and over emotional in hands to the point where it would seriously hamper my play (stop me thinking straight).
I went to the docs and got some vallium.. that made me too monged, so tried beta blockers which are perfect - they stop all physical fight or flight responses with no mental effects.
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Originally Posted by JonDoe
tried beta blockers which are perfect - they stop all physical fight or flight responses with no mental effects.
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I have a poker friend who swears by beta blockers. He was prescribed them for public speaking fear, and he says he has no more reaction when he hits his draw -- no more jump in the chest, no more sharp intake of breath, no more shaky hands.
On the other hand, no more getting out of the way of oncoming traffic, no more defending yourself from... well it is a trade off of sorts.
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