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Speaking of poker games on TV, one of the most fascinating things you see happen is how some players turn into mile a minute talkers when the camera is focused on their table. I have no idea if these people always talk a lot at the poker table, or if they play it up for the television cameras, but some players are constantly yapping away while they are in a hand, and even when they’re not.

One of the most frequent times this happens is when one poker online player has made a big raise or re-raise and the other is trying to determine if he is bluffing or not. The talkative poker player will sit there and try to start a conversation with the other player, or harangue and insult him to try and get him to give something away. Invariably, this strategy never works. The other player just sits there and looks down with his hands covering his face.

And this leads to the bigger question of whether being an overly talkative player at the table can be used to ones advantage. Some people use this a s a strategy, and believe that being loud and obnoxious and insulting can lead to other players getting unnerved. Maybe this is so, but I am of the belieif that a player should always give out the least amount of information as possible, and if you talk a lot at the table other players may be able to determine patterns, like if you are more boastful when trying to bluff, for example. I think the best strategy is to be quiet, silent, and deadly.