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- Chris Moneymaker getting a live read on Chris Oliver
- Phil Ivey talks about poker tells
- Reading Poker Tells e-book now available
- I'm interviewed on Badugi Allstars poker podcast
- More poker tells in Rounders (besides KGB's Oreo)
- Trying to influence villain to call or fold (false tells)
- Betting motion behaviors in limit
- Poker tells in limit hold'em: A critique of my book by Philip Newall
- Loose hand movements associated with high hand strength
- 2011 WSOP: Martin Staszko's (Possible) Poker Tells
- Watching the players directly to your left
- Another example of Pius Heinz avoiding eye contact with a big hand
- Poker tells at 2011 WSOP Final Table: Pius Heinz' eye-contact tell
- Situations where poker tells are most important
- "Disclaimers": a category for some common verbal statements in poker
- Self-delusion and overconfidence in poker
- A tricky player with a rather unique betting motion tell
- Looking down quickly when betting a weak hand
- Limit players who make it obvious they’re calling your bet
- Gambler's Fallacy and why not to show opponents AA or KK
- Gambler's Fallacy in poker. Defensive chip handling tell.
- A hand using poker tells - an introduction to the book
- Decision fatigue in poker
- Most ridiculous poker hand ever televised
- Great live poker advice from Limon
- Immediate calls and raises, and talking a lot after betting
- Bluffing and hand tension
- Pre-flop looking-at-hole-cards tell
- "Sick Call" Kenny vs. guy with good hand
- Some tells in a $5-10 no-limit game
- Phil Galfond and some great thoughts on poker
- Looking down when betting. Studying body posture.
- Best strategy for playing a limit game with a kill
- A forceful bet on the river and fake aggravation
- Pushing/throwing chips into the pot
- Betting movement tells - betting forcefully vs. betting gently
- Direct eye contact after betting and what it usually means
- Freeze-up bluff tell in $30-60 Limit Hold'em hand
- Facial expressions of strength and weakness
- Checking quickly vs. taking a long time to check
- Limit player who holds chips defensively
- Jeremy Sisto and some pre-flop tells meaning strength
- Acting weak when strong, starring Matt Damon
- Hole card tells in Guts games and 5-Card Draw
- Jamie Gold, lies, and ambiguous statements
- Most useful tells in limit poker
- Threatening-to-turn-cards-over tell
- Kido Pham vs Doug Lee: verbal trickery and making speeches
- Staring at hole cards usually means a weak hand
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Category Archives: Poker Tells
$500 Pendleton tournament – Immediate check-behind from aggressor raises red flags
This past weekend I played in several tournaments at Wild Horse Casino in Pendleton, Oregon. I played a $200, a $300, and a $500 buy-in. I had some pretty bad luck, but I also did some stupid stuff that probably … Continue reading
Posted in Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Poker Trip Report
Tagged immediate check, Pendleton, strong hand tells 2 Comments
Guest blog post from poker player Daniel Steinberg
I received an interesting email from Daniel Steinberg, who’s an ex-poker-pro with some very good online and live results. He’s obviously got a lot of poker experience, so his opinions are worth listening to. I’ve included some of my responses … Continue reading
Posted in Online Poker, Poker Tells, Poker Tells Book, Psychology
Tagged bet-timing tells, talking alot 2 Comments
Got third in a fairly big tournament: thoughts on poker tells
This past weekend I played a $215 tourney at Chinook Winds, put on by Deepstacks Poker. Out of about 280 players, I got third for $5,700. I feel like I’m playing my best tournament game I’ve ever played; I can … Continue reading
Posted in Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Poker Trip Report, Psychology
Tagged bet timing, bet-timing tells, tournament 4 Comments
More on immediate calls (snap-calls) in No Limit Hold’em
More analysis of factors that might influence immediate calls in No Limit Hold’em poker.
Posted in Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged immediate call, snap calls, stack size, tilt 4 Comments
A Snap-Call Theory
A theory about snap-calling and what it is most likely to mean.
Posted in Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged immediate call, snap call 3 Comments
$2-5: quick call of turn bet indicates probable draw
A poker tell from $2-5 NLHE; a quick call of a turn bet indicates a high likelihood of a strong drawing hand.
Posted in Poker Cash Game, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged $2-5 NL, immediate call, quick call 8 Comments
Poker tells at live $1-2 no-limit
Some observations about finding and using poker tells in a $1-2 no limit poker cash game.
Posted in Poker Tells
Tagged $1-2, low stakes, poker tells 4 Comments
Length of time looking at hole cards: a really useful heads-up poker tell
Link to a post where I talk about a very useful heads up poker tell: the length of time a player initially looks at their hole cards.
Posted in Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged heads-up, hole cards Leave a comment
Guy Laliberte’s poker tells, Part 3: bet timing and leaning back in the chair
Examining Guy Laliberte’s poker tells, this post looks at a bet-timing imbalance and a tendency Guy seems to have of leaning back in his chair following a bluff.
Posted in Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged bet-timing tells, bluffing, Guy Laliberte, movement, poker tells Leave a comment
Studying Guy Laliberte’s poker tells, Part 2
A second post about Guy Laliberte’s possible poker tells, this time delving back into some footage from High Stakes Poker, the Big Game, and some tournaments, all from several years ago.
Posted in Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged facial expressions, Guy Laliberte, looseness, relaxation, stillness Leave a comment
One Drop Tournament: Guy Laliberte’s poker tells
First of a series of posts on Guy Laliberte’s possible poker tells. Covers some general Laliberte poker history and focuses on his performance at the $1 Million buy-in One Drop poker tournament.
Posted in Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged facial expressions, Guy Laliberte, One Drop, poker tells, relaxation, stillness 1 Comment
Chris Moneymaker getting a live read on Chris Oliver
Chris Moneymaker seems to get a good live read on his opponent Chris Oliver in this footage from a televised tournament.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament
Tagged Chris Moneymaker, Chris Oliver, live read, poker tells 4 Comments
Phil Ivey talks about poker tells
Phil Ivey recently did an interview with Nolan Dalla where he said he thinks a lot about the facial expressions of his poker opponents.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged facial expressions, Phil Ivey, poker tells Leave a comment
I’m interviewed on High Roller Radio, a poker podcast
I’m interviewed on an online gambling and poker radio show called High Roller Radio.
Posted in Poker Tells, Poker Tells Book, Publicity
Tagged poker podcast, poker tells, poker tells book, publicity Leave a comment
I’m interviewed on Badugi Allstars poker podcast
I appear on the Badugi Allstars poker podcast, to talk about poker tells, and my book.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tells Book
Tagged Joe Navarro, Mike Caro, poker podcast, poker tells, poker tells book 1 Comment
More poker tells in Rounders (besides KGB’s Oreo)
The movie Rounders contains more poker tells than Teddy KGB’s Oreo cookie tell. There are also many instances of the verbal tells I call “disclaimers”, where people try to explain away the reason behind their actions.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged Brian Koppelman, disclaimers, Matt Damon, Phil Hellmuth, poker tells, Pokerstars, Rounders, script, verbal statements 7 Comments
Trying to influence villain to call or fold (false tells)
An email thread from a guy asking about the efficacy of using a false poker tell to get an opponent to call or fold.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged calling reflex, deception, false tells, Mike Caro, poker tells, showing hands 3 Comments
Immediate calls are usually a drawing hand
A player’s immediate call of my turn raise lets me narrow down his hand range greatly.
Posted in Limit Poker, Poker Tells
Tagged immediate call, limit hold'em, limit strategy Leave a comment
Silence in previously talkative guy equals discomfort
A guy who’s been talking a lot suddenly gets quiet after raising pre-flop. This tells me he’s not feeling too comfortable with his hand.
Posted in Limit Poker, Poker Tells
Tagged limit hold'em, limit strategy, silence, talking alot, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Genuinely angry call means weakness
In a limit game, I raise on the flop and a guy exhibits genuine anger when calling my raise. This obvious poker tell allows me to narrow his hand range greatly.
Posted in Limit Poker, Poker Tells
Tagged anger, limit hold'em, limit strategy, poker tells 2 Comments
Betting motion behaviors in limit
I talk about a couple players I played with in a $15-30 limit hold’em game who showed some reliable betting-motion tells.
Posted in Favorites, Limit Poker, Poker Tells, Poker Tells Book
Tagged betting, betting gently, betting movement, hand movement, limit hold'em, limit strategy, smile Leave a comment
Poker tells in limit hold’em: A critique of my book by Philip Newall
A critique by Philip Newall (author of The Intelligent Poker Player) of my book. His critique went into uses of tells when you’re getting really good prices on calling, as in fixed limit.
Repetitive body movements and stillness
Someone emailed me a question about “repetitive behavior”, and the sudden stopping of repetitive behavior, and what it means. In general, if someone stops exhibiting a repetitive movement, it will mean they are more anxious than normal.
Posted in Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged movement, post-bet tells, stillness, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Loose hand movements associated with high hand strength
Some more thoughts on Martin Staszko and a specific hand where he played with his chips as he was waiting to raise Pius Heinz with a very strong hand. I talk about how these kinds of loose hand movements, if they’re unusual for a player, will generally be a sign of high hand strength.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged chip shuffling, hand movement, looseness, Martin Staszko, relaxation, strong hand tells Leave a comment
Watching the players directly to your left
Some thoughts on watching the players directly to your left. Not only can you get some last-minute tells from them regarding their actions, they are the players who pose the biggest threats to you.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament
Tagged hand movement, hole cards, multi-way pots, pre-flop, stillness, strong hand tells Leave a comment