Straight
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 212
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Tells are a gold mine on players who are not aware of their actions. Reading Caros book will constantly come into handy upon average/begginer players.
Heres some tells I use (no specific order)... Feel free to add to this list...
1. Acting like im gonna grab my opponents card by invading there personal space. If they have a monster they will be very protective. Yet, if they dont they wont care as much. (If you want me to give you examples of when I would use this ask, only do it once or twice a game)
2. Opponent looks at there chips and then look away when the flop comes =good hand. <------ (Extremely great tell)
3. Shaky hands= strong hand, (releasing of tension).
4. When someone goes all in I take my time. If the opponent is tapping his finger or moving alot, I know hes possibly got something good. Yet, if the player is not moving one bit, hes probally bluffing me.
Using these tells against good players is stupid.One guy I constantly play with on friday night understands the concept of strong means weak and throws in mixed signals. Therefore, I only study his betting patterns and ignore most common tells. Yet, some players are flat out stupid. Some of my friends act like a distracted bettor and expect me to believe they have nothing HA!
Anyone should be able to win against average/intermediate players with practice. Yet, with tells you can do more then win you can dominate the average opponents with the extra information you have gained. Live games are usually a combination of blending physical tells with betting patterns. Take mental notes in your head and try to focus on one player at a time. Starting with the one on your left or right..
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