Poker – Learning All About a Tell?
Posted in Poker on 07/23/2010 03:21 am by Shelby
Poker is a sport of individuals played through the form of playing cards. A tell is a pattern that outlines the relative strength of an opponent’s hand. If you play internet poker, common tells include gambling sequences and time to take action. Live poker at the brick and mortar casino provides a greater opportunity to identify tells. In addition to time tells and wagering sequences, individuals have body tells. Individuals frequently announce the strength of their hand through body language, movements of their eyes, breathing rates, and the tennor of their voice. Poker is a game of emotion and most folks cannot constrain their feelings when money is involved. In order to identify a tell you need to accurately watch your opponents on each and every hand. Look for any sort of wagering sequence or physical tell that correlates with the strength of their hand. If a competitor consistently breaths deeply when she has a huge hand, that is a tell for extreme strength. If a challenger constantly stakes his poor hands with a flick of his wrist, that’s a tell for extreme weakness.
Tells allow you to see beyond your own hand and into your competitor’s mind. Focus on everything that your opponent does while she plays a hand and attempt to link every move to a relative strength of hand. With the ability to notice tells on your competitor, the cards really don’t matter. If your competitor tells you that they are weak, you are able to raise him with any hand with the knowledge that he will drop out. If your competitor shows you that she is strong, you will be able to fold really strong hands. There is a lot more to poker than just the hand you are given. Concentrate on your competitor’s body language and your winnings will soar.