Post by Randy C on Jun 6, 2006 9:58:14 GMT -4
Here's a sample of a recent article I read that might be useful to some of you out there:
A tell is any habit, behavior, or physical reaction that gives other players more information about your hand. In offline poker, a shaking, nervous hand is often a "tell" of a very strong hand. Another common tell would be looking down at my chips when I first see my pocket cards or the flop - a sign that I'm thinking about betting and may have a good hand and so I'm seeing how many chips I have to work with.
Several of the "tells" listed here are useful for both online and offline poker. However, since we lack the ability to read opponents physical expressions and reactions, the number and type online tells that are actually available to us are more limited, and so the ones we do have available become that much more important to be aware of and recognize.
Poker players have learned to use "tells", little signals given off by players that provide us with information as to the strength of a hand. Caro's book of Poker Tells is the classic treatise on the subject. Most of the tells that work in offline games rely upon physical observations of how a player reacts or behaves, so these kinds of tells don't help at all online since we can't observe the player physically. So, when playing online, there are other telltale signals that we can watch for that can give us an edge.
According to a recent survey, the top three online poker tells are:
* Quickness to respond, reported by 76% of respondents - a very fast check can indicate a weak hand, quick bets on the turn or river can often indicate a strong hand.
* Slowness to respond, reported by 73% of respondents - a pause followed by a check can often indicate weakness, while a delay followed by a raise often indicates strength.
* Automatic play, reported by 68% of respondents - a lazy approach to the auto buttons lets a player slip into a set pattern of play. Any breaks in this pattern are clear tells.
Randy C -
What is a Poker Tell?
A tell is any habit, behavior, or physical reaction that gives other players more information about your hand. In offline poker, a shaking, nervous hand is often a "tell" of a very strong hand. Another common tell would be looking down at my chips when I first see my pocket cards or the flop - a sign that I'm thinking about betting and may have a good hand and so I'm seeing how many chips I have to work with.
Several of the "tells" listed here are useful for both online and offline poker. However, since we lack the ability to read opponents physical expressions and reactions, the number and type online tells that are actually available to us are more limited, and so the ones we do have available become that much more important to be aware of and recognize.
Poker players have learned to use "tells", little signals given off by players that provide us with information as to the strength of a hand. Caro's book of Poker Tells is the classic treatise on the subject. Most of the tells that work in offline games rely upon physical observations of how a player reacts or behaves, so these kinds of tells don't help at all online since we can't observe the player physically. So, when playing online, there are other telltale signals that we can watch for that can give us an edge.
According to a recent survey, the top three online poker tells are:
* Quickness to respond, reported by 76% of respondents - a very fast check can indicate a weak hand, quick bets on the turn or river can often indicate a strong hand.
* Slowness to respond, reported by 73% of respondents - a pause followed by a check can often indicate weakness, while a delay followed by a raise often indicates strength.
* Automatic play, reported by 68% of respondents - a lazy approach to the auto buttons lets a player slip into a set pattern of play. Any breaks in this pattern are clear tells.
Randy C -