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CaseAce
Old 06-09-2006, 03:08 AM     Post subject: Checking. #1 (permalink)  

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I'm pretty new to Texas Holdem, and I really need to develop reading skills for live play. I pretty much hate online play.

Has anyone noticed a tell in whether a player says 'check' or knocks on the table?

I just started thinking about it and I was going to look at it when I played again.

I would think, a person wouldn't say check if they were bluffing. They wouldn't want anyone to hear their voice.
A person with a strong hand would give a simple knock on the table, try to look calm, not draw much attention.

Anyone in their homegames do this?
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Old 06-09-2006, 04:11 AM #2 (permalink)  
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Good observation. From dealing, I've found verbal checks to be much weaker checks than physical checks.

The verbal check seems to mean - "my hand is so bad I'd rather expend the least amount of effort to check it possible."
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Old 06-09-2006, 04:15 AM #3 (permalink)  
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 tells are over-rated. I wouldn't get too hung up on them. Good players (even live) rely more on betting patterns and recall, and generally use physical tells as tiebreakers when they're unsure what to do.
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I agree with Renton. Usually you'll pick up on the betting pattern and then start to pay attetion to physical movement or actions. If I have like 2nd to the nuts and I can't tell what the guy is doing I will just raise and that will tell you real quick what is going on, but watch it some guys put on a little drama show and then push back on you. Usually something like "uhhhhh welllll pppfffff I guess I'm all in"
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