Cardgrrl mentioned in a recent blog topic about the number of poker players wearing black baseball caps. This is a topic I've been thinking about recently also.
I typically wear jeans and a hoody because i want to be comfortable and the casino aircon is often set to 'arctic'. But it occurred to me a while ago that I'm giving away free info, esp. on a Fri/Sat night. The only people there dressed down are the grinders. They're not there to see a show or play an hour or two before hitting the town.
When I first sit typically the only information available is the person appearance. You see those dressed up prior to a night on the town, you see 'suits' winding down after a tough week, you see the tourists in the gawdy over-priced shirts and caps, and then there are the regulars sitting there in jeans and a hoody quietly riffling their chips. Without any read on their betting patterns would you play each differently?
In a game which involves a good deal of deception, should we immediately throw up a red flag to the observant players at the table that we know what we're doing? If you sat down and raised half your stack with AA first hand, would you get more action wearing a 'I
Next trip, I thought I might dress up and wear a collared shirt with a nice watch etc. It will be interesting to see if perceptions are any different.
FG
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