A poker face can take on many forms. It can be much more than just an emotionless stare or a head buried under a hood. Card sharks will pick up on any slight difference in action displayed by an opponent, so inexperienced players are better off sitting still and making their moves with the same time interval in between each play. Try not to act strong when you’re weak, and vice versa.

The best poker faces are active ones which tell you lies and confuse the hell out of you so you make the wrong decisions. Guys like Tony Guoga and Scotty Nguyen are masters at misleading an opponent who is trying to pick up a tell on them. Scotty Nguyen won the WSOP Main Event when he said to opponent Kevin McBride, “You call this one and it’s all over, baby.” McBride called and indeed it was all over, baby.