Eye Hints of Poker Emotions
Facial expressions have a lot to do with poker emotions. More so the eyes, particularly eye hints of poker emotions. It says somewhere that the eye is the lamp of the body. What goes on inside the body---the emotions---is mirrored on the behavior of the eyes.
Thus, many poker experts counsel on the importance of reading the movements and behavior of the eyes of opponents---and to train oneself on how to control one's own eyes, too. Eyes speak volumes of whether a person tells the truth of a lie. Often, face expressions and gesticulations can be controlled, but not the eyes---they often move impulsively and automatically in response to the slightest stimulus.
The eyes can suddenly swell with tears ready to burst at the slightest provocation. This happens during a feeling of intense happiness or sorrow or irritation. Few people can control the build up of tears around the eyes because this is an involuntary process of the tear glands. In times of extreme frustration, a person has the tendency to stare afar at nothing or look down blankly at the floor. Tears welling up or eyes looking afar or down blankly at the floor may be going on while the face is smiling.
Eyes that circle around looking at the ceiling, and then at a side, then at the cards, and then at another side, are uneasy eyes. They probably wonder at the practicality or stupidity of an intended move. Eyes that quickly shift from side to side are anxious eyes. They probably watch who's going to beat them to a contemplated move. Eyes that keep blinking are probably hiding something important. And eyes that evade or cannot look straight at another are said to be lying about something.
Detecting eye hints of poker emotions is good, but what if it's our eyes being watched and showing all the symptoms? Here are some good eye exercises to develop:
Train the eyes to be able to stare into other people's eyes without showing emotions---without raising or wrinkling the eyebrows, squinting, becoming watery, or the like---during ordinary or jumpy conversations. Try to stare in front of an air fan without blinking, as the fan speed is gradually decreased. Try also to open the eyes while the while face is submerged in water.
Training to get rid of eye hints of poker emotions in oneself, or catching the same in others, is a good poker investment.