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Tag Archives: looseness
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
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
2011 WSOP: Martin Staszko’s (Possible) Poker Tells
An analysis of Martin Staszko’s physical behavior in his heads-up confrontation with Pius Heinz at the 2011 WSOP. Mainly, I talk about the relative amount of relaxation and muscle movement in Staszko’s mouth and face when he had a good hand compared to when he had a vulnerable hand.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged Ben Lamb, facial expressions, looseness, Martin Staszko, mouth, movement, Pius Heinz, post-bet tells, strong hand tells, WSOP 1 Comment
Acting weak when strong, starring Matt Damon
Matt Damon at the 2009 WSOP, flopping a full house with 6T. He gives a really amateur, comical show of trying to act really weak. It’s pretty funny because you won’t find too many players behave this obviously weak when they are strong. It’s usually something you only see at a super-beginner level.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged Eric Seidel, looseness, Matt Damon, Mike Caro, poker clack, strong hand tells, WSOP 5 Comments
Creating a loose, careless image in no-limit
You should present a carefree, aggressive, loose image in no-limit. While many people know this intellectually, I don’t think many people fully apply this to their own game and image. I see too many otherwise-decent players showing tough folds, talking about their strategy, and doing other things that make them easier to play against.
Posted in Poker Cash Game, Poker Strategy, Psychology
Tagged aggression, Doyle Brunson, image, looseness 1 Comment