In general, you can raise and reraise with hands that have only drawing potential – instead of just calling with them. This raising will tend to agitate some and excite others. In both case you’ll be likely to stir the pot and instigate more aggressive play from your opponents in general. You can also show players your hands when they fold – or show them just one card. Let them see that you play sub-optimum cards. Let them see especially when you have made a successful bluff. Don’t show them to rub it in but to show them how lightly you take the game. Remember though, as you are doing it, that you want to appear easy and carefree about it – frivolous and capricious. If you do so in a somber or overly aggressive way you may have the exact opposite effect on the game from the one you want. infrared contact lenses
Finally, there are non-poker actions you can take to juice things up a bit. Of course, if this were a home game you’d make sure to have plenty of alcohol available. Nothing works better than alcohol to get folks to become carefree and easygoing. But this being a casino you really can’t bring your own bottle. You can, however, drink yourself – at least so you’re noticed. You don’t have to have a lot of alcohol. You surely don’t want to diminish your own level of play in the interest of lightening up others. But you can order a drink so others notice – and then get another each time you see the waitress. You don’t have to drink much to get a fresh drink. But just the process of ordering alcohol can serve to loosen up the rockiest of poker players.
It’s not just ordering alcohol that can help. You can initiate games at the table – or engage in side bets about other things going on around you. I found that poker players loosened up in a recent rock-fest when I made prop bets about the basketball game. I bet on the game not being tied, on which time would score next, and then on who would commit the next foul. I didn’t care at all about the result or about the game. But by introducing some clearly frivolous betting into my action I was engaging their gambling interests. That translated into more gambling and less serious play at the table.easy cards tricks
With all of this, you need to stay loose and friendly at the table. Make sure to smile and make jokes about yourself. You have to be careful not to overdue it. Very talkative players can be very annoying and get others to grow grim and angry as a result. You don’t want to do that. So make your jokes and comments sparingly.
The key to all of this is for you to smile, be friendly, and seem at least somewhat frivolous with your approach to betting. Sure, this may not help you extract every last bit of profit from every hand. But the looseness you create at the poker table will generally make all of these distractions worthwhile.