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Tag Archives: eye contact
Another example of Pius Heinz avoiding eye contact with a big hand
Continuing on same theme as last blog post, talking about another hand where Pius Heinz avoided eye contact when he was very strong.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament
Tagged eye contact, Pius Heinz, strong hand tells, tournament, WSOP 3 Comments
Poker tells at 2011 WSOP Final Table: Pius Heinz’ eye-contact tell
A look at a significant poker tell exhibited by 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Pius Heinz.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament
Tagged eye contact, facial expressions, Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz, strong hand tells, WSOP 9 Comments
“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.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged acting upset, betting forcefully, betting movement, eye contact, Kenny Tran Leave a comment
Some tells in a $5-10 no-limit game
Some observations on tells I made in a $5-10 no-limit game.
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.
Posted in Favorites, Limit Poker, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged acting upset, betting forcefully, betting movement, eye contact, limit hold'em Leave a comment
Direct eye contact after betting and what it usually means
An analysis of an eye-contact tell that one of the players had in the $340 tournament I played and how I used that to my advantage. And some other random observations.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged chip on cards, eye contact, staring, tournament, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Three major misconceptions about poker tells
I discuss some of the common misconceptions about poker tells, including:
1) People think that bluffers are usually going to stare them down, but this isn’t usually the case; bluffers will usually tend to avoid eye contact.
2) Related to #1, people tend to think that when they seek players acting in exaggeratedly strong ways (splashing chips, staring, talking shit, acting cocky) that this means weakness. But actually, many people with strong hands get more relaxed, which leads to them acting in these strong ways. So actually, for many people, strong actually means strong.
3) Everyone seems to think trembling hands is a very important tell, but it’s not unless you’re playing with extreme beginners. Most even somewhat experienced players don’t get so excited to see a strong hand that their hands shake. Plus there are many reasons a person’s hands can shake.
Posted in Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged bluffing, eye contact, frown, Mike Caro, staring, strong hand tells, verbal statements, weak hand tells Leave a comment