[jjgold]

Wears shades

Insecure and cannot hide his emotions

[David]

Does this apply online as well?

[tacomax]

Originally Posted by David

Does this apply online as well?

Yes. Use the chat feature to ask if anyone is wearing shades and you've immediately identified the weak poker players.

[Yoshi]

i always thought weak players can be identified online by names like bigmamarocks.

[RickySteve]

He calls himself jjgold.

[gorox]

anyone who checks is weak

[BigDaddy]

Originally Posted by jjgold

Wears shades

Insecure and cannot hide his emotions

the best players don't wear them.

[jjgold]

I noticed that Big Daddy, lots of wanabees wear them

[Willie Bee]

If this is true, then there sure are a lot of weak ass players who have won a lot of bracelets over the years. That doesn't say much for the guys and gals who don't wear shades if they're losing to a bunch of sunglasses wearing fools.

[Illusion]

Somebody that looks at their cards as soon as they dealt to them. Also, people who recheck their hand after the cards have come out. You should always know what you have.

[JoshW]

At least our last three champions have worn shades, not sure about Gold.

[jjgold]

Lets puit it this way then, guys that wear shades are very readable. without them

[Willie Bee]

You've no doubt reached this conclusion after countless hours at the table playing Moneymaker or Raymer without their shades, right?

[bubba]

you crack me up

[BigDaddy]

Originally Posted by lakerfan

At least our last three champions have worn shades, not sure about Gold.

gold did not have shades on watched it live he is a good player i agree with jj only weak players need to wear shades. name some of the best cash game players that wear shades?

[BigDaddy]

Originally Posted by Willie Bee

You've no doubt reached this conclusion after countless hours at the table playing Moneymaker or Raymer without their shades, right?

moneymaker yes he is a pro LOL

[JoshW]

I have seen Phil Ivey and Daniel N, where shades before, they don't do it all the time, but have in the past. Chip Reese was wearing at World Series this year. I agree most of the big cash game players don't. If you are the best .001% in the world likely doesn't matter too much one way or the other. And a lot of the best talk a lot so it helps them engage better w/o shades.

[RickySteve]

Originally Posted by lakerfan

I have seen Phil Ivey and Daniel N, where shades before, they don't do it all the time, but have in the past. Chip Reese was wearing at World Series this year. I agree most of the big cash game players don't. If you are the best .001% in the world likely doesn't matter too much one way or the other. And a lot of the best talk a lot so it helps them engage better w/o shades.

Phil Ivey wore glasses one time in his life, and I doubt you were there to see it.

[Razz]

Originally Posted by Illusion

Somebody that looks at their cards as soon as they dealt to them. Also, people who recheck their hand after the cards have come out. You should always know what you have.

TJ Cloutier actually recommends that first strategy - I can see the pros and cons either way.
I personally am amused by people who wear sunglasses in a 3/6 game or something, but I don't find those players to be any weaker overall. They are neither easier nor more difficult to read, IMO.

[TexAg001]

Phil Helmuth, Cris "Jesus" Ferguson, David Williams those are off the top of my head that wear shades.

[Willie Bee]

I wear cheaters sometimes, but only because I don't want to ask the guy across the table to hold my cards up so I can see them at that distance. Damn these old eyes

[jjgold]

There then has to be something to wearing shades, is it overrated or does it really help hide emotions? I think other body parts give away more myself (hands)

[jesterson]

The sign of a true fish is the guy who wears shades at a LIMIT table.