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How They Throw Chips. It sounds like a small thing, but the way a poker player places the chips from their stack to the pot is a sure tell. If the player throws chips in nervously, spilling chips and cleaning them up, they are probably bluffing. The fact that they clean them up means they are trying to cover it up.
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Read More »Poker is a game of concentration, reactions, and critical thinking. Because the game is built around competing against other players (rather than “the house”), you can greatly enhance your odds of winning by taking the time to learn, study, and perfect your game. While luck still plays a large factor in the distribution of the cards, your skill at reading common poker tells can give you a significant edge. In poker, success boils down to a few key elements: reading people and quick math. The math is memorization at its core, so if you can keep a few pieces of data in your memory regarding when to bet, call, or raise based on the pot size or amount of cards available for your hand to improve, then the rest of the game is reading your opponents’ “tells,” behavioral clues that can indicate their hand. Poker tells should be limitless, as every person is different and will display different behaviors. However, poker players tend to react to situations in similar ways, which is why an educated player can read an opponent and determine whether they are a bluffer or holding a very strong hand. The differences in player behavior, speech, bet size, and even hand movement can all relate to the decisions they’re making. Paying attention to the most common poker tells can make any poker player quite a bit of money. At some point, everyone has wanted to take a peek at the other players’ cards before placing your Texas Hold’Em bet. Having this ability would help you to save your money when you have a bad hand and win you the pot when you have a good hand. Of course, you can’t see what cards your opponents have. But you do have access to other important information: their body expressions, the way they are speaking, how they interact with others, and how they handle themselves. In live poker, there are verbal poker tells, physical poker tells, and subconscious poker tells. Some players aren’t even aware of their own tells! In my experience as a casino dealer (and player), I’ve noticed that there are a few common poker tells that will help you win every dollar on the table.
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Read More »The way a player arranges his chips is one of the main signs to help you determine what type of player you are up against. This is a tell that can help you identify and classify your opponents before the game begins. The secret is in whether or not the player keeps their pile of chips neat or messy. If the player keeps their pile neat, 9 times out of 10, you’re looking at a tight player. They don’t bluff often and usually call with strong hands. A tight player is much less likely to play a weak hand, so be prepared to show your cards all the way at the end of any hand, and aim to have the best cards every time. A tight player can be exploited often with semi-bluffs and bluffs when the board (the community cards) are not connected. The benefit of playing a tight player is that, once you’ve tagged them correctly as tight, you can get out of their way when they have a hand. If an opponent has a messy pile of chips, they’re probably a loose player; you can be sure they’ll be bluffing and playing rambunctiously. These players can make you rich…or take your entire stack playing a crazy hand that comes together. Be wary but aggressive in calling with quality hands against loose players.
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