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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.

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“Disclaimers”: a category for some common verbal statements in poker

This is about a category of verbal statements that I call “disclaimers”, which are statements intended to explain away the significance of an action. Like when a player says “I’ve only got a few chips left, so I’ll go all-in.”

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Immediate calls and raises, and talking a lot after betting

Analyzing a Pokerstars Big Game hand with Negreanu turning the nut straight and an amateur rivering the nut full house. I analyze the immediate calls and raises of the amateur, and his excessive talk on the river.

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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.

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