Tells at the poker tables

Published on February 4, 2011 by kkroz · No Comments

Tells are one of the most important things in poker, a real pro poker player is able to understand the strength of the opponent hand only form his or her Physical twitches. It’s not easy to do, but it’s easy to understand why it’s so important. Most of the players have compulsive acts that show to the other players their feelings, it could be simply touching the hair or clearing the throat or tickling with the fingers.

What a tell is?

The ability of a player is to understand which of these tells indicated a good or a bad hand of the opponent. There tells in the real world and also in online universe, but obviously the online tells are a different reality. The common online tells are: talking about Limit tables, an instant call with 2 flush or straight cards on the board indicates a possible draw, a quick raise after the Flop it normally means Top Pair, a player that thinks a lot and than call has commonly a weaker holding. Normally if a player thinks a lot and than Re-Raise or Raise, it’s possible that he got a big hand and normally it’s not a bluff. A player that often raise pre Flop and than fold when the Flop is on the board and someone bets against him is probably in tilt.
If we talk about live table: when a player puts one of the hand on his mouth, it commonly means a big hand. Normally he is also smiling. If a player has shaking hands means he is nervous, so it’s possible that he is bluffing or that he hit a strong hand.If a gambler “stares you down” commonly it means that he is going to bluff or he is bluffing. When the dealer show the Flop and a player looks quickly to his stake, he has probably a huge hand.
These are only few of the hundreds of different tells that can help a player to understand the opponent. When you are sitting at a table never lose the opportunity to watch the other players, especially when you are not playing a particular hand.