Player tells and the subconscious

[Noo Yawk]

I want to get a few opinions.
I noticed that a player cuts his chips neatly in front of him when he bets. When he has a good hand he flicks one stack after he cuts his chips. However, when he's bluffing, he cuts his chips the same way but no flick. After playing with this player for a while, I've determined that this is a very reliable tell.
Anyway, I'm heads up with him on two seperate hands.
In the first one, I'm bluffing the turn. I cut my chips and mimic his betting pattern when he's strong by flicking a stack. He folds.
The next hand, a while later, I have a powerhouse, and mimic his behavior when he's bluffing, by cutting my chips with no flick. He calls me all the way down with an unimproved A-J.
Is there any evidence that a player could subconsciously be fooled by their own betting patterns? I know this is way too small of a sampling, but it seemed like an interesting test, that happened to have a good result this one time.
Thoughts? Criticism? Flame away!