Getting away from sunglasses?

I have always worn sunglasses when playing casino poker, but recently I have noticed there are less and less at the tables. Is this just a western thing or is it happening all over? <indian in shades>

I have never used sunglasses. Accourding to my exwife, my soul is dead, so my eyes betray nothing anyway

I don't wear sunglasses because I look silly wearing them over my regular glasses.

the best thing to use it a..... wait for it ......................................... a Cardboard box you lips give out more info then your eyes do.....

I never waer sunglasses either...I just dfind it weird for some reason, but if it helps you, more power to you!

I am waiting on a ski mask to show up

I have always been under the assumption that the shades were so you can check people out without them noticing you eyeballin them trying to pick up tells, but with the style of play and caliber of players out there, it seems meaninless to me to wear shades...it is true that excitement can dialate your pupils, but a baseball cap can shade that enough. I dont know about anyone else but i can't usually pick up on players pupils...my eyes arent that good.

clip-ons imo .

you could pop some pharmacuticals and no one would ever know what your pupils are doing.

I always have to have my shades on though I have been told i have dead eyes but anyhoo I guess its all a matter of what you get use to
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The thing about shades is that they give off this "intimidating" presence. Now, when you really think about it, that can be a bad thing. In live games, if you're wearing sunglasses and sitting really still and focused people know you're very serious. You want to be interactive with the table so people are comfortable around you and start gambling more and making mistakes. Casually talking and being a lively personality important, but not huge, in taking down more money (think Mike Caro). A reduction in the number of people wearing sunglasses could be due to any number of factors; but shades rarely do as good as myth purports anyway.

Some people can't see their cards properly and make mistakes when they wear them.

Hey philthy, this might blow your mind, but they make prescription sunglasses now.

i <3 my oakley's, tis fun being the generic sunnies and beenie kind of player :P.

That's why I prefer using contact lenses...
Anyway, I don't use sunglasses when I play TH, because I can't see the cards...

I wear them every once in a while... The best part about me is that I have a mild form of Tourrettes so I'm always twitching my face, you can't tell if I'm excited or nervous! I Love It!

i dont use them. i find it keeps me from seeing clearly both my cards and whats going on at the table.

I don't use them. I understand some do like them because it hides their eyes from opponents trying to get a read on them, but honestly, in most cases it's not so much the eyes that give the strength of your hand away as it is body language. I don't think players wearing them look intimidating either - actually I think it makes them look weak because it tells me they don't have enough control at the table to trust their eyes won't give them away.

I have listened to several interviews with the real pros. Most of these ladies and genetlemen do not wear them for various reasons. I personally do not wear them at the table but I do believe them if it makes you feel good then do it.

*raises eyebrows*

This may work for a select few players (Daniel Negreanu, for example), but for every player that's good at this there are dozens that are awful at it and it's actually costing them money because the information they're giving away is counteracting the benefit of being "likeable" (assuming they're even achieving that effect - I've known players who've tried it and gotten it so wrong they've had the opposite effect) and then some.

Long story short - unless you're Negreanu or Caro and you're actually good at that act, it's often better just to fade into the background.

As for the OP and sunglasses, you'll probably find it's a fashion thing as much as anything else. Unless you're a name-brand player who's been doing it for years, players tend to associate the Chris Moneymaker baseball cap and sunglasses look with beginners, and a lot of people don't want to be viewed that way.

Do they work? Meh - I don't bother, they've always made me feel kinda silly. But if they make you feel comfortable, go for it.

I'm not so sure it's an act with Daniel. He seems like an exuberant little chatterbox at and away from the table. He's such a bouncy, friendly, little guy...

Could it be that when nobody but his absolute closest associates are around he turns on a dime and becomes cold, cruel, and silent? Anything's possible.

like.... what kind of games? at 1/2 and low stuff like that there no need for wearing them like.....the people arnt studying you or anything lol....

like I said before if the games are 10/20+ live cash or a 10k tourney id use sunglasses because its where you encounter many good pros. They could potentially help.

wow ddouble llllagggg post CC is angry...

I always used to wear sunglasses, but now my eyes are getting so bad i can't even see the cards sitting in front of me let alone the community cards. So now i either wear contacts or my prescription glasses.

Maybe if i position my head just right, there will be a glare in my prescription glasses and no one will be able to see my eyes. that way i get the benefit of wearing sunglasses and good vision at the same time...Man i am so smart!!

I was watching a tournament at Binion's last week. Not a one of 25 players had shades.

Wow man that must have really hurt....They sure know where and when to strike.....But she is right about one thing:You don't need any sunglases because the only thing she couldn't steal is your sights other than feelings

I imagine that the sunglasses are coming off, becuase people finally realize how stupid they look when they have them on. I mean, wearing sunglasses indoors and its become almost cheesy like when people wear them. Personally im glad that the fad is going away. Be a man and reveal your eyes. Well, GL!

I've never used shades. I've been told I have a great poker face. But then again, I have a nice set of lips - perhaps they're concentrating more on them for different reasons?

I have always felt the reason for wearing the sunglasses in the game was overrated

Maybe many are figuring that out now

lol.. cute.


I wear my Punisher t-shirt whenever I play live poker.

I don't think it intimidates anyone, though, lol.

WoW!! thanks for all the great replies, I forgot to say in the start that my sunglasses ARE prescription AND are very small. They are like little rectangular ones those 60's hippy type. GREAT INFO PEOPLE...

Only amateurs wear sunglasses.

i only wear my sunglasses so i can be less noticed cheking out the waitresses. and i wear a hat to shade my eyes from the lights so i can see better. this may sound expected from a guy who call has a screenname cexandmoney. but its true for me and my table image.

I usually wear these.



It really throws people off their A-game.