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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Poker Tells Part II
In the last article, we profiled two of the most common poker tells, here are more so you can round out your ability to read the other players at your table.

Anxiety
Anxiety typically occurs in people when they have a monster hand. Certain physical changes happen such as flexing of muscles, eye pupil dilation which is why many professional poker players wear sunglasses. A dry throat is another sign of anxiety, watch for frequent drinking to nail this tell. The voice of someone feeling anxious will typically be a little higher pitched.

Some professional poker players know to stare at the vein on the top-side of your face for blood pressure changes. During a bluff, the player may demonstrate anxiety and show it in some of the above ways, but if he's bluffing he knows he's going to fold if raised so little anxiety may be displayed.

Peeking Hole Cards
This is usually a tell that a player has a good hand but not a great hand. He is looking to see if he should stay in the game at this point because he's not sure he can beat the other players and he's usually deciding whether or not his hand is strong enough at that point. How strong his hand is will show in other tells, such as eyes and facial expressions.

Use these tips to "read" the other players at your next poker game, the more you play, the better you will get.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Poker Tells Part I
A tell is a the way many poker players "read" what other kinds of hands other poker players have. Professional poker players will tell you, everyone has a "tell" that is, a habit, behavior or reaction that "tells" what kind of card they just drew or were dealt. Experienced poker players will often give out false "tells" just to fool the other players. Here are some of the most common poker tells.

Watch the Eyes
The eyes truly are the window to the soul and that's very true in poker too. This is why so many professional poker players wear sunglasses or visors/caps when playing, they know the truth can be in their eyes.

Two examples of eye tells might be a player that stares a little too long at his hand may have some big hole cards. A player that is looking around the table at everyone, he might be sizing up the other players because he has a good hand but one that can be beat.

Facial Expression Tells
Many professional poker players try to disguise their entire face by wearing a cap and looking downward. This is to avoid the classic stare-down that poker pros are famous for. They may try to study your face for nervousness that will give away a weak poker hand or look for repetitive movements such as raising eyebrows when you get a card that isn't what you needed, telling the other player that is watching you that he can beat you. You may have obvious unhappiness in your face when your hand is weak, and conversely, you may show a contrasting show of confidence when your hand is strong.

Some people are very easy to read in their "tells" work on getting your poker face and practice a few false "tells" to add the element of surprise in your next poker game.

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