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Tag Archives: weak hand tells
Immediate calls – a badly written chapter of my book
A reader pointed out an inconsistent section of my book on the subject of immediate calls so I wanted to draw attention to it for everyone’s sake.
Posted in Poker Tells Book, Psychology
Tagged immediate call, weak hand tells 11 Comments
Silence in previously talkative guy equals discomfort
A guy who’s been talking a lot suddenly gets quiet after raising pre-flop. This tells me he’s not feeling too comfortable with his hand.
Posted in Limit Poker, Poker Tells
Tagged limit hold'em, limit strategy, silence, talking alot, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Repetitive body movements and stillness
Someone emailed me a question about “repetitive behavior”, and the sudden stopping of repetitive behavior, and what it means. In general, if someone stops exhibiting a repetitive movement, it will mean they are more anxious than normal.
Posted in Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged movement, post-bet tells, stillness, weak hand tells Leave a comment
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.
Posted in Favorites, Limit Poker, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged aggression, angle shooting, betting movement, bluffing, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Looking down quickly when betting a weak hand
Some thoughts on a limit player who had a reliable tell of looking down at his chips for a second when he was betting with a vulnerable hand.
Limit players who make it obvious they’re calling your bet
Thoughts on the common move you see where a player holds out his chips and makes it real obvious he intends to call you. This generally means weakness, but a player is still capable of calling when he does this. A lot depends on a player’s specific tendencies.
Gambler’s Fallacy in poker. Defensive chip handling tell.
The Gambler’s Fallacy is when you think past events influence events, even though they are not linked in any way. I talk about its relevance in poker. I also talk about a specific player’s tell of defensively handling his chips when facing a possible bet, and how this usually means weakness.
Bluffing and hand tension
Observations about a tell that influenced a hand in a $5-10 NLHE game, involving how much tension/stillness a guy’s hands had.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Cash Game, Poker Tells
Tagged hand movement, post-bet tells, stillness, tension, weak hand tells Leave a comment
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”.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged aggression, bet timing, betting gently, betting movement, strong hand tells, weak hand tells 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
Freeze-up bluff tell in $30-60 Limit Hold’em hand
An interesting limit hand where I call a guy down pretty light based on a stillness-based tell he has when he’s bluffing.
Posted in Favorites, Limit Poker, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged limit hold'em, movement, stillness, tilt, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Limit player who holds chips defensively
Interesting limit hand at $20-40 with me against a guy who tends to hold his chips defensively when he’s weak and waiting for you to act. I had 22 and was ahead, but folded to a semi-bluff raise when he got a great draw on the turn, but I should have known what he had.
Posted in Favorites, Limit Poker, Poker Cash Game, Poker Strategy, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged holding chips defensively, limit, weak hand tells 1 Comment
Threatening-to-turn-cards-over tell
Thoughts on the threatening-to-turn-your-hand-over tell, where a player who is bluffing, when facing a potential call, acts like he’s ready to turn his cards over to show a winner. While this tell can sometimes be very obvious, it can also show up in very subtle ways.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Cash Game, Poker Strategy, Poker Tells
Tagged bluffing, hand movement, weak hand tells Leave a comment
Staring at hole cards usually means a weak hand
Players who stare for a while the first time they look at their hole cards are more likely to have weak cards. Relatedly, though less common and useful, players who quickly look away from hole cards are more likely to have strong cards.
Posted in Favorites, Poker Tells, Psychology
Tagged guts poker, hole cards, 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