Should You Wear Sunglasses to Play Poker?

Ah, the age-old debate: to shades or not to shades? Whether playing poker for an entire decade or just a single day, you’ve probably wondered if you should wear sunglasses to the table.

Even Kim Kardashian wore famously mirrored sunglasses to play poker – hiding her expression but revealing her hand.

In the book, A Girl’s Guide to Poker, the author Amanda Boftfeld interviewed body language expert and former F.B.I. agent Joe Navarro on the subject. His response surprised her – it depends how much you let on with your face!

“Sometimes your mouth reveals more than your eyes,” he said.

But what if you’re still unsure whether you should invest in a pair of Ray-Bans?

Answering this conundrum calls for a further investigation.