I spent last weekend watching Amit absolutely lose it at the card table, and honestly, it was hard to watch. It wasn’t even about the money he was losing. It was just his vibe. The second the pot got a little bit big, his face went grey and he looked physically sick. His hands were shaking so much you could hear his rings clinking, and then he started being a total jerk to the waiter—like the poor guy had anything to do with the deck being cold.
It made me realize that Teen Patti isn't even a game, it's just a way to see who people actually are.
A lot of guys think they’re smooth because they have the right car or a fresh haircut, but none of that matters. If you're holding a hand full of garbage and you can't keep it together while people are watching you lose, you've got zero composure.
Take the guys who get an Ace Trail. Their eyes light up immediately. It’s actually pathetic. You can see exactly what they’re thinking from across the room. If you can’t keep your pulse steady over a card game, how are you supposed to handle a real-life situation? People notice that. If your emotions are that easy to read over a few chips, you’ve already lost.
And then you’ve got the guys who "Seen" every single round. They’re just terrified of missing out. They think it’s being brave or "in the game," but it’s just noisy and desperate. The guys I actually respect are the ones who can sit there, fold ten times in a row, and not look like they’re dying of boredom. They don't feel the need to be involved in every mess. If you can't say no to a bad hand, you’re probably the same guy who stays in a bad relationship or a bad job way too long just because you're bored.
I won a decent pot last night with basically nothing—just a High Card. I didn't even have a good hand, but the guy across from me was practically hyperventilating. He was so stuck in his own head he didn't realize he was broadcasting his panic to the whole table.
And don't get me started on the "bad luck" whiners. There’s always one guy who goes broke and starts complaining about the dealer, or the seat, or how the cards are "against him." It’s a total turn-off. Compare that to the guy who loses a stack, shrugs it off, tells a joke, and buys the next round of drinks. That guy is actually confident because his mood isn't tied to a pile of plastic chips.
Fix your attitude. The cards are fine, you're just the problem.
