Online Poker Tells: What To Look For
When we refer to tells we actually mean words, emotions, acts,
gestures and any other manner of behavior that a poker player
does or executes while player and trying to cover the strong
hand they are holding. Tells are usually done without the will
of the one that acts them out, but no matter if they are
consciously executed or not, the other player can interpret the
meaning behind them. Many players have the same gesture or
emotion whenever they try to hide their hand, but if you want to
know exactly what they want to hide you have to learn to tell
the exact signification of the gesture from one person to the
other. When we are talking about live poker rooms, players can
look strangely at you, can throw chips around, can act as if
they are weak, can say things to confuse you and many other
actions that can betray their hand. But all of these actions are
meaningless when playing online because online you can't
actually see the opponents. But, there are a few online tells
that can be helpful and that can and usually are done by online
poker players:
-A player that calls within a split second of your bet. Usually
when a player calls immediately it means they are trying to hide
the fact that their hand is actually weak. If they call without
thinking at all there are trying to bluff and make you think
that they are holding a clearly strong hand.
-They check after some hesitation. If a player check after quite
some time of thinking before checking it does not usually mean
that they have a weak hand. It means they want to see the next
card and you shouldn't bet anymore.
-They bet after a long thinking period. When a player does a
delayed bet, it usually means that they have a strong hand and
they are trying to hide t by betting late, making you think they
are unsure of their hand and trying to determine you to raise or
at least call.
-When instantly calling or raising on the river. Theses players
what you to think they bluff. But actually they are indeed
holding a strong hand and they are betting so obviously so you
will have doubts and decide they are bluffing.
-When a player checks instantly. When a player checks instantly
he is usually a player that plays at multiple tables and he is
holding a weak hand. He tries to save some time by using the
check buttons quickly.
-When he bets on the turn after checking before. When a player
first bests on the turn it means he is weak. They either have a
draw or they are buffing or semi-bluffing so you should raise
them usually even if you don't have the hand for it and you
might be yourself bluffing if you do that.
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