Practicing Deceit – Concealing Facts

b. Concealing facts

The good player conceals facts to avoid arousing unfavorable suspicions, as shown in Table 19.

To turn attention away from his poker success, the good player praises and exaggerates the poker ability of other winners. In a verbal smoke screen, he discusses and magnifies everyone’s winnings except his own. When losing, the good player complains about the tough game and exaggerates his losses. But he never mentions the losses of other players.