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- 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
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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
Jeremy Sisto and some pre-flop tells meaning strength
A clip from a celebrities-meet-the-pros type show where Jeremy Sisto displays some really amateur signs of strength when he has AA. These are very obvious weak-means-strong tells, like acting really disappointed, shaking his head, and having tight, upset mouth expressions.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Poker Tournament, Psychology
Tagged Jennifer Harman, Jeremy Sisto, Matt Damon, pre-flop, strong hand tells 2 Comments
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