Sunglasses at the table

[Lazymeatball]

Everyone knows that a great way to hide your tells, or hide the fact that you're looking out for tells is to wear sunglasses, even indoors and at night.

I play mostly low-limit when in a casino and I wonder if the act of wearing sunglasses changes my image from a casual player to a tight professional serious player.

In certain fun casual (ie profitable) games, does putting on a pair of sunglasses kill the mood?

[PokerBabe(aka)]

Lazy...,

The last time I was in a low limit game, the guy with the sunglasses misread the board because the glasses were too dark. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I doubt that anyone in a low limit game will take you seriously just because of your attire, but it's always important to LG and PG.

Glasses or not, the best way to be a "tight professional player" is to be a tight professional player.

LGPG,

Babe [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

[Cyndie]

and they also radiate "hustler" but wearing even moderately tinted regular looking glasses can hide your eyes for scoping out players, and make you harder to read.

I wear glasses on a chain around my neck at the table...but even guys can do that with the sporty looking style of athletic glasses holders...you can still look cool and not lose your glasses, or have to be obvious about reaching for them.

I do remember wearing dark glasses during marathon sessions to be able to catnap at the table or in a lounge chair without having security think I was asleep...

[Mike]

I have only seen one player at the table who needed to wear dark sunglasses. When he flopped a great hand he had an uncontrollable high speed blink in both eyes. It made sense for him to wear sunglasses.

I don't usually give players with sunglasses a lot of respect. It's their game I watch first, njot their face. Just like the players who try to be invisible at the table. I don't pay any attention to them unless they bet.

I guess I am saying, unless you really have a need to wear sunglasses, they won't help your game, and sunglasses do give you the hustler look mentioned above.

[MarkD]

It usually makes me laugh. Gives me the aura of someone who is trying too hard.

[Dynasty]

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It usually makes me laugh. Gives me the aura of someone who is trying too hard.

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Don't be so nice. It makes them look like idiots and they usually play just as idiotic.

[Redhotman]

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It usually makes me laugh. Gives me the aura of someone who is trying too hard.

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Don't be so nice. It makes them look like idiots and they usually play just as idiotic.

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I am not old enough to play in a casino yet, lol...But I cant wait to sit down at the table with my Matrix glasses...LOL...Gotta put a little count in for style at the table...

[MarkD]

You nailed that Dynasty. I was trying to be nice. I meant to say exactly what you said. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I've only been to vegas once, and I was playing 4-8 at Bellagio when a young guy (I'm young too), prolly 25ish sat down with a cap pulled low and dark sunglasses and a couple flashy gold chains and it was all I could do to not burst out laughing. ROUNDER!!!!!

[Lazymeatball]

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Don't be so nice. It makes them look like idiots and they usually play just as idiotic.

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I don't wear sunglasses at the table yet, but it is funny when I see some fool trying to look all serious with them on at $2-4.

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Wouldn't you rather they think you're just there for a good time?


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Yes I would, KoM, that's why I posted this.

Overall I tend to have a problem with image. Sometimes after not playing a hand out of the blinds for a couple hours, people tend to label me as tight for some reason.

Any ideas on how to loosen up my image to a loose gambler while still playing a very tight aggressive game? How about a crazy hat? Everyone love's crazy hats.

[daryn]

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Yes I would, KoM,...

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don't you mean K,SoM?