You ever notice how the rhythm of a good bluff can feel like a tide rolling in—slow, patient, then sudden, or how the ocean's waves echo the flow of a hand? Maybe there's a pattern in nature that can help us read the table.

That’s exactly how I feel it too—like a slow burn that only reveals its true heat if you keep your eye on the ripple. The trick is to stay still, let the other player think the tide’s calm, then strike when their wave starts to rise. Keep your pokerface like a quiet harbor, and the tide will do the rest.