1.Many poker players wear red colour while playing poker as it is predominantly recognized as the color of good luck. Moreover, wearing dirty clothes when playing poker chases away bad luck.
2.There can be impact on a player’s luck if he / she discards four of clubs or spits on his cards or deny his opponents for lay their feet on his chair.
3.If you sit crosses leg while playing poker, it may bring you bad luck.
4.If you have visited a casino, then you must have observed that many poker players throw candies on the floor in order to distract bad luck. Furthermore, you will also find poker players visiting the Poker casino in fancy dress or sometimes with dolls dressed up like casino dealers.
5.Did you know many casinos are constructed keeping in mind the superstitious beliefs followed by the poker players? In 1998, the most enduring landmark of Las Vegas – MGM Grand Hotel & Casino went for a makeover, and changed the entrance of the casino into a lion’s mouth. But later the hotel authorities had to change the entrance as players believed that entering through a lion’s mouth brings bad luck.
6.Here comes the most strange superstition related to ‘All-In’ bet wherein if a player runs an all-in against a draw, his draw will be a hit. This superstition not always work out, and at times players regret the loss rather than winning.
7.This superstition is based on the poker probability rules, and is the most misinterpreted one. If a poker player is dealt AA as hole cards or hits a pair and wins the game at the showdown, then he would be dealt it again in the next hand. The players who follow this superstition have lost a lot of games. Moreover, dealing of pair of pocket aces one after other is a rare phenomenon.
8.This one is related to the null winning power of pocket aces. Many poker players believe that when they played pocket aces, they have lost more money than winning in the long run. This superstition stands groundless, and if you have been failing to make money playing pocket aces in poker, then you should get your fundamentals right and study the poker game all over. And always remember pocket aces are the most profitable and the best ever hole cards in the game of poker.
9.It is an incident that happened in 1988 when Johnny Chan won the main event of the World Series of Poker. During the event, Johnny Chan used to smell an orange to combat the smoky odour found in casinos. Now he considers orange as his lucky charm; and whenever he plays poker his quintessential symbol of luck is always there with him.
10.This superstition is again related to lucky mascots of poker players. In 2003, Sam Farha came second in the World Series of Poker – Main Event. Being a non-smoker, he dangle an unlit cigarette from his lips during this entire event and it proved fortuitous for him.
Therefore, next time you play poker, follow the fundamentals of the game, have confidence in your years poker game play experience; and most importantly don’t just blindly follow the superstitions.