Why do some players always have a straight face as if they know something we don’t? Are they playing cards with the devil? The answers are NO and NO. Being able to control your “poker face” could sometimes be the difference between winning and losing in a poker game. But his words insinuate the analogy between keeping your cards from showing and being an open book to other players. And most of us aren’t spies with a license to kill. “If I told you my real name,” the charming face of James Bond said, “I’d have to kill you.” But, of course, most poker players don’t speak with a British accent.
