Tag Archives: betting movement

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.

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A tricky player with a rather unique betting motion tell

A crazy, weird limit player and a tell I noticed he had. On the river, he’d make slower, more roundabout bets when he was weak, because he was trying to get a sense if his opponent was calling or not so he could potentially abandon his bet if he saw they were calling. If he had a strong hand, he’d just push the bet in more straightforwardly and quickly.

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“Sick Call” Kenny vs. guy with good hand

An analysis of a hand where Kenny Tran calls down with bottom pair on three streets versus a guy with pocket Aces. The guy with Aces exhibits some common behavior of someone with a strong hand.

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Some tells in a $5-10 no-limit game

Some observations on tells I made in a $5-10 no-limit game.

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A forceful bet on the river and fake aggravation

A limit hand where a player’s tells of having a strong hand (looking disinterested, mainly) caused me to check back the turn and fold the river.

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Pushing/throwing chips into the pot

Some thoughts on applying some general betting-motion tells (talked about in my last blog post) to a specific player I play with in a $15-30 limit game.

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Betting movement tells – betting forcefully vs. betting gently

Some thoughts on betting motion tells: how quickly or gently a player puts his chips into the pot when he’s strong or when he’s weak. It’s not as simple as “weak means strong”.

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