Tells are an important source of information in poker. And while playing live poker, you will get to meet many players who have adopted a unique poker face so that they do not give away their facial tells to the opponents. Live poker players usually use cover-ups to make it difficult for their opponents to read their facial expression. Here are some cover-ups used by poker pros while playing poker:

Sun Glasses
You must have heard a popular saying, Your eyes speak the truth when everything else is a lie. While playing live poker, you will notice many players who wear sun glasses such as Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer. Poker players wear sunglasses so that opponents cannot read their eyes while playing the game.

Beards & Mustaches
You will find many poker players with overgrown facial hair like Andy Black. Such players stick on beard and mustache to cover-up their face and stop themselves from giving away tells when playing live poker cash games or live poker tournaments in India.

Over-sized Headphones
While playing poker, you will find many players like Vanessa Rousso wearing over-sized headphones. These players tend to distract their opponents with high – pitch hum of these headphones.

Masks
Most of the poker tournaments have a rule that do not permit poker players to wear face masks. However, a wrestler Son of Santo made an exception by wearing a face mask at a poker tournament. Face masks are an easy cover-up to confuse and intimidate your opponents on the table.

Costumes
Poker players go to any lengths to disguise their face at, and don’t get surprised if you see some of the poker players dressed in a costume or a fancy dress. Do you remember Kara Scott was dressed as a Bunny at EPT San Remo 2008.

Sponsored Clothing
You would have seen many players wearing clothes sponsored by many online poker sites, for instance, Leo Margets a sponsored pro of 888 poker comes dressed in clothing adorned with the logo of poker site. The success of these players in poker is the reason of their sponsored clothing and such clothing actually work as a tool to incite jealousy in other players on the table.

Wigs
Ever come across an opponent wearing a shining and colorful wig like Alan Parsons? Such brightly colored wigs are used as a source to distraction and throws other players off their game.

The next time you visit a casino or a poker club in India, do not forget to carry your own choice of cover-up. You never know, you just might find Madan Kumar, Adda52 Live Pro wearing his sponsored clothing, his shades and with a stubble the next time you visit the poker room in Bangalore.