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OK.. so...
You only play your cards and give no thought to your opponents?
You play the exact same range against a TAG-reg as you do against a LAG-reg as you do against a semi-competent short stacker, as you do against a recreational tuna?
Every player is unique and has their own tells. It's not about a "golden" tell that will always work for every player. The point of live poker is to out-play your villains by first observing specific tells, then using your knowledge against their range.
Here are a couple of intro videos about what types of things you're looking for. Once you identify a tell, you have to link it to a range of strength. The same tell could mean opposite things from 2 different people.
Joe Navarro
Annie Duke
Of course, there's the authority on tells
Mike Caro
Play your cards, of course, but once you have a set of tells on someone, you can really open up your range against that person. You will have a much better chance of making the correct choices on every street, so you can play more hands.
Always remember: The point of poker is to make good decisions and +EV bets. The point of poker is NOT to "win pots". After all, the best strategy to win the most pots is just to play every hand and never fold. You will win every pot that you possibly could, but you will not profit.
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