The Perfect Poker Face
- LEEDS, UK, August 25, 2008 - Ten faces - the last ten winners of the biggest single prize in poker - were analysed by a leading international personologist (a face reader) to launch a new online and land-based poker tournament from
CircusCasino.com where players get two chances to win.
It is said to not show any emotion, be expressionless and never give away the cards in front of you, now the traits of the perfect face for poker - which could be a key to a
poker fortune - have been disclosed.
Remarkably, the facial features of the best poker players in the world have many similarities and the traits - which include a Roman nose, jutting chin, cupped-out ears and wide-set eyes (see below) - show why they may be the champions they are.
Peter Nolan, MD of
CircusCasino.com which has launched the second-chance poker tournament, said: "If you're lucky enough to be born with some of these desirable facial characteristics it could benefit your poker playing - but even if you don't have the perfect poker face, or you're not a great bluffer, you can play online where your face or its expression won't matter."
Naomi Tickle, personologist and author of 'You Can Read a Face Like a Book', said: "Looking at these ten successful players there are many remarkable similarities, suggesting that there may well be a 'poker face' look.
"Interestingly, many of the traits are ones you would normally see in actors and successful business people - it seems a good poker player mixes commercial nous with theatrical flair."
*For more information on the second-chance poker tournament visit
www.CircusPoker.co.uk. For more information on Naomi Tickle, International Speaker and Author of 'You Can Read A Face Like A Book' and 'Closing the Sale' see
www.naomitickle.com
Photography
The photograph shows the composite image of the Perfect Poker. The attributes used are:
1. Roman nose of Chris Moneymaker
2. Wide-set eyes of Jerry Yang
3. Head width of Greg Raymer & Noel Furlong
4. Sloped-back forehead of Robert Varkonyi
5. High forehead of Carlos Montensen
6. Jutting chin of Scotty Nguyen
7. Outer corner of the eye of Joseph Hachem
8. Cupped out ears of Chris Ferguson
9. Flared outer edge of the eyebrow of Jamie Gold
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Perfect
Poker Face - Key Facial Traits; Male celebs who have these traits
Roman nose: typically found in top business professionals and investors; they are bargain hunters; as a poker player, sees the opportunity of making some quick money
Eg Rhys Ifans; Marco Pierre-White
Wide-set eyes: looks at every possibility and stays calm under pressure; more laid back and are not so easily ruffled - close set-eyed individuals become more intense and sends out signals of uncertainty.
Eg Richard Branson; Elijah Wood
Head width: when the head is wider at the back compared to the front, the individual is very competitive and has a strong need to win; a must in poker, it is the strong desire to win that drives them; style of play is very aggressive and characterised by a lot of betting, raising, check-raising, and re-raising of an opponent's bet.
Eg Robbie Coltrane; Sir Alan Sugar
Sloped-back forehead: very quick to think; responds in the moment; spontaneous people that think on their feet; however, they need to be careful about jumping to conclusions without getting all of the details. Think first and then act.
Eg Andrew Marr; Clive Anderson
High forehead: enjoys intellectual challenges; think outside of the box - more abstract in though; often enjoys science fiction or anything that is more abstract of nature.
Eg Ant Mcpartlin; Jimmy Carr
Jutting chin: very tenacious, they will not give up to quickly; tendency to dig in their heels and see it through to the end; need to recognise when to jump off the boat.
Eg Jude Law; Paul Burrell
Outer Corner of Eye: the outer corner of the eye is lower than the inner corner. These individuals are very observant of the smallest of moves or expressions. In other words, they don't miss a move or the slightest movement that can be seen in the face.
Eg Hugh Grant; Daniel Craig
Cupped out ears: likes to Control. Individuals with cupped out ears and close set eyes likes to be in complete control of situations. They will do things to manipulate the outcome, constantly looking for openings to control the game.
Eg Prince Harry, Wayne Rooney
Flared outer edge of the eyebrow: when the outer edge of the eyebrow flares upwards, this indicates the love of drama. In a sense the
poker table is their stage. Now they have the opportunity to act out and send messages that could throw off their opponents.
Eg Noel Gallagher; John Hannah
World's Ten Best Poker Players - What Their Faces Say about Them, by Naomi Tickle
Jerry Yang - won $8,250,000 in 2007 WSoP
The Covered Eyelid - when the eyelid is covered, this indicates he will analyse every move. He will need to understand the how and why things work first and will be reluctant to make a decision until his questions have been completely satisfied. He may take longer to make a move or bid.
His ears are laid back against his head. This indicates he can sometimes be very extravagant when he engages in activities such as poker or investments. He will enjoy spending money on the latest gadget, car or toy.
Sloped Back Forehead - very quick to think and respond in the moment. He is very spontaneous and can think on his feet. However, he needs to be careful about jumping to conclusions without getting all of the details. Think first and then act.
He has the wide set eyes so he'll look at every possibility and stay calm under pressure. He comes across as being more laid back and is not so easily ruffled. The fleshy mounds above his inner eyebrow indicates he checks and rechecks detail. This is often seen with wide set eyes.
The Inverted V of the eyebrow - this is the organiser. He is good at seeing what is happening overall in the game and able to bring his ideas together. His thoughts will be very organised which will be reflected in the way he plays.
Like the other players, he is very competitive; however he has a more relaxed attitude when playing the game. He will be a tough person to read. He will get impatient when things are not going well.
Jerry's protruding chin indicates he is very tenacious and will not give in too quickly. The square forehead suggests his love of poker could take up a good chunk of his life.
Jamie Gold - won $12,000,000 in 2006 WSoP
The rounded eyebrows indicate his thoughts are well organised. He is able to see the big picture and create a plan of action.
His exposed eyelids indicates he is very action driven and doesn't like to wait around for others. His ears are set way back on his head, so others will see him as being less considerate in some situations. He will be very direct and let you know in a few words what he thinks or feels. This along with his critical trait could get him into trouble.
Long space from base of chin to nose - he is very restless and will find it very challenging to spend hours sitting in a chair. He needs to get up and move around to channel the energy.
The outer corner of the eye is lower than the inner corner. He will be very aware of the smallest of move or expressions. In other words, he doesn't miss much and will pick up even the slightest movement of the face. He will also be very critical of other poker players. The first thing he will see is what is not working.
Sloped forehead - he is very quick to think and react to situations. This along with his need of the bottom line indicates he is very action driven: "Come on let's go."
Like the other players, he is very competitive and very forceful, he can come across as being very impatient at times when things are not moving fast enough.
He definitely has some of the key traits to make him successful in any situation. His competitive and forceful drive will give him an added edge. He is not one to procrastinate.
The flared eyebrows indicate the love of drama, combine this trait with his set back ears and this will indicate he has a need to be on stage. It may be to the point of wanting to have all the attention: look how good I am.
Joseph Hachem - won $7,500,000 in 2005 WSoP
The Perfectionist - the outer corner of the eye is lower than the inner corner. Joseph is a perfectionist so he will notice every little error. He won't miss a move. He will notice the smallest of moves or expressions. What others miss, will jump off the table at him.
Exposed eyelid: he will love the action, come on let's go. Combine this with his sloped back forehead, he will be quickly irritated if people take too long in making a move.
Like many poker players he has wide set eyes so will take in the big picture. He'll look at every possibility and stay calm under pressure. He will come across as being laid back and not so easily ruffled.
The Roman nose: looks for the bargain. As a poker player, he will see the opportunity of making some quick money. If he has the risk taking trait, ring finger longer than index finger, he will enjoy the buzz of adrenaline experienced when playing poker or any activity that has an element of risk.
The square forehead: his interest in poker could take over his life. It could become a hobby, one that he enjoys so much that could end up in taking up all of his time. He likes to plant the seeds and get others to follow through.
Oval Eyebrows: his thoughts are well organized. He's good at seeing the whole picture and bringing the concepts together.
Down Turned Nose: the sceptic, he will question and analyse every move. Prove it to me.
Ears laid back against his head: he can be very extravagant at times on activities he participates such as poker or the latest gadget or toy.
Greg Raymer - won $5,000,000 in 2004 WSoP
Greg has the trait cluster seen in many of the poker players which is the Dramatic trait, extremely competitive, a perfectionist, very tolerant and extremely analytical. His thoughts are well organized in his head, so when he makes a move he will already know the path to take.
He is very sceptical, so will thoroughly think things through first. Unlike the others, he will not follow the crowd. Notice how the inner corners of his eyes are on different levels. This is someone who is less conventional. If the crowd goes one way he will go the other. His approach to many things in life will be different from most people.
His wide face indicates he loves a challenge and will often make things up as he goes. If there is no challenge he will become quickly bored.
He is also extremely competitive and is very tolerant to a certain degree, then when he's had enough, that's it. He definitely sees the big picture and can take in all that is going on around him. His critical trait will help him notice any variation in the movement of the lips or hands.
He can be very extravagant at times and may commit himself financially beyond the budget. He knows he can come back, so it won't concern him. Very dramatic, so he can disguise what is really going on in his head and send out messages that could confuse his opponents.
He is very direct and to the point and will let you know where he stands. The high set eyebrows indicate he will give more thought to his moves and decisions. He will look at all of the odds first before taking action.
Chris Moneymaker - won $2,500,000 in 2003 WSoP
Problem solver and the deep set eyes indicate he takes the game very seriously. He is the problem solver, trouble shooter. His pointy nose will add to this later trait cluster. He would be good in investigation, he'll leave no stone unturned. He keeps probing until he gets the answers. By nature I think he is more conservative. However, like many of the other players, he has to be careful about investing beyond his budget.
Investigator, the chances are he will give each move great thought.
Introvert - the teeth slant inwards, here is someone who keeps his private life to himself. You may not always know what is going on inside him. Of all the players, I would say he would definitely take more time in every move he makes. He is the sceptic, so along with the analytical, problem solving, critical and investigative traits, I am sure he has weighed the odds up well and truly. He is very sensitive and his feelings can be easily hurt.
Robert Varkonyi - won $2,000,000 in 2002 WSoP
Has all of the traits seen in the other poker players which include competitiveness, quick to respond, fairly tolerant and more forward thinking. The latter trait all poker players have, which indicates the ability to look ahead rather than dwell on past mistakes.
The tight skin over the frame of his face indicates he will like things to be clinically clean. He has a dislike of untidiness. The chances are if another player looks scruffy or if the cards are placed randomly on the table, he might find it annoying. He has the architectural eyebrows that indicate his thoughts are well organised and quickly picks up patterns that may be seen during the game.
He is also very intuitive which gives him an added edge. His high set eyebrows indicate he will be more selective, taking his time to make his move based on what is going on around him. The oval forehead means he is someone that will see things through to the end. Definitely a team player.
Carlos Mortensen - won $1,500,000 in 2001 WSoP
The sloped back forehead means he is very quick to think and respond in the moment. These are more spontaneous people; they can think on their feet. However, they need to be careful about jumping to conclusions without getting all of the details. Think first and then act.
Dramatic appreciation: When the outer edge of the eyebrow flares upwards, this indicates the love of drama. Any situation that puts this individual on stage will be something they enjoy. In a sense the poker table is their stage. Now they have the opportunity to act out and send messages that could throw off the opponents.
When the eyelid is covered, these individuals will analyse every move. The need to understand how and why things work will make them reluctant to make a decision until their questions have been completely satisfied. So they may take longer to make a move or a bid.
The width of the head at the back compared with the front. When the head is wider at the back compared to the front, this indicates someone who is very competitive. There is a strong need to win. This is almost a must in poker, because it is the strong desire to win that drives them. If they were not competitive, the chances are that individual would not get involved in a poker game. It would just be for the fun of it.
The protruding lips would suggest he can be somewhat impulsive at times; he may make a move without taking in to consideration other aspects of the game. It's more of an emotional response rather than rational.
He has an appreciation for the design of the game. In other words, he can quickly see how the game is being played out. I would not be surprised if he plays some kind of competitive sport.
It's his competitive nature that hones him into playing poker. It will give him a high level of excitement. His magnetic eyes can be very charming, most poker players seem to wear sun glasses, so this will hide the emotions he expresses in his eyes and lips. As an actor, he can disguise what is really going on in his head.
He likes the competitiveness of the game and will enjoy competing with himself. Money is not necessarily such a drive as the need to do better at each game. His rewards will come from the amount he increases each time he wins.
He takes the game of poker very seriously and will like to be in control of what is happening. He is going to notice every move and will already have a plan in place. There is a tendency to exaggerate (dip in the forehead) which could confuse his opponents. His low set eyebrows along with the sloping forehead, he will want to quickly get into the game and start the play. He also has a restless side to him, he needs to work out at a gym or jog prior to the game in order for him to stay focused.
Chris Ferguson - won $1,500,000 in 2000 WSoP
He has many of the same traits the other poker players have, which includes the competitive drive, nose for money, the dramatic trait, magnetic eyes and he is also highly analytical, he will thoroughly question every move. He is also very critical and will notice the slightest movement or expression that comes up on his opponent's face. He will have a more unconventional approach to what ever he does in life. If the crowd goes one way he will go the other.
By nature he is the actor and can disguise what is going on in his head. The love of being "on stage" will be one of the appeals of poker, plus the opportunity to make a lot of money. He would play great character parts in a film. He has the typical profile of the gambler.
He is the business architect, which indicates that he has the ability to design something and then bring all the concepts together. This helps him to quickly recognise patterns in the way the cards are being played or have been played this would include his opponents' style of play. The cupped out ears indicates he likes to be in control of situations and people. So he may well try to control the other players in the game by acting out certain body movements in order to influence the outcome. His critical eye is not going to miss much.
He is tolerant to a certain degree and is fairly laid back, but if something annoys him he can snap in the moment.
He will take criticism very personally, this is indicated by the short space between the top of the lip and the base of the nose.
J.J 'Noel' Furlong -- won $1,000,000 in 1999 WSoP
Like the other poker players, he has the wide set eyes so will look at the big picture and will come across as being very laid back. He definitely has the nose for money, which is often seen in very successful business people. Making money is what drives him; however he can spend it just as easily on the latest gadget or anything that takes his fancy. Underneath all this is a very sensitive man, this can be seen by the texture of the hair. The finer the hair the more sensitive the person.
His magnetic eyes are very persuasive. Strangers will come up to him and share their deepest secrets. He will win people over very quickly. When you look at his eyes, there is an immediate feeling of trust in what he has to say.
There is a difference from one side of the head to the other. One side flares out more than the other which indicates that sometimes he will come across as being very competitive and other times not as much. So we might find he is more successful when he is in that highly competitive mode.
The straight underside of the eyebrows indicates a love of balance and harmony. He will enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things. This could be an art collection or any object of beauty. This includes people.
His open face indicates he will have a love of open spaces, particularly the ones that are by the woods and water. After spending time at the poker table, this is where he is able to relax and enjoy life.
His square chin indicates he is a fighter and does not give up to easily. This could be fighting for a human or environmental cause.
Scotty Nguyen - won $1,000,000 in 1998 WSoP
His square head indicates his career can become his hobby. He can be so absorbed about what he is passionate about that it can take over his life. That could include poker. He likes to be in control of situations and people and will want to control the outcome of the game if it is possible. His square chin indicates he will not give up too easily, he'll fight to the end. He needs to learn when to step back and evaluate the situation. He is very theatrical, so he can easily disguise his moves or intentions. He is constantly rechecking the details; this is indicated by the mounds above the eyebrows.
Low set ears suggest he is a dreamer, very high standards and expectations of himself and others.
The last ten World Series of Poker winners have collectively won $42,250,000
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