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When i play poker i always wear the same shirt. no, this isn't a good luck shirt. it is the brightest, craziest shirt i have. the reason i wear it is because i want to look like i'm their to have fun and gamble, and its looks like i'm from out of town, which i am. i think this combined with my age and fair skin create the image of a person who appears to be a complete tourist. To further highlight this i make many plays that atleast half the table will think are poor or marginal plays and in truth i do become embarrased when i show my cards (you know the ones who think they know, but don't quite know, and then demand an explanation which i never give, and i will never question peoples play because they will tighten up - i hate when asshole egotistical players question loose calls which only tightens people up). Anyway, my friends think its quite funny that i try to look like a tourist. sometimes i question the look myself. i figure i'm not going to get too much respect anyway, so i might as well highlight the effect.

however, lately i thinking of some of the possible downsides to looking like a tourist. instead of picking up passive incorrect calls when i bet a solid hand, i might pick up extra raises from someone who wants to isolate me. the people that do this would be the better players (i do this to people who i think are weak) and maybe i'm asking for confrontation. anyway, i wanted to ask the forum what they think about trying to look like a tourist when you are unknown. do you think it creates a better atmosphere at the table or simply attracts too many better players who will try to isolate you. In general i think it has worked well, especially in vegas where the players were like sharks without teeth- that is they assumed they were better than any tourist and ran over to sit next to but were fairly weak as far as i could tell- atleast the regulars that i played with. anyway, let me know what you think about looking like a tourist.