April 8th, 2009 Poker Tells You Need to Learn and Observe During the Game
If you want to excel in poker, you must learn how to read people through their poker tells or their set of body language which will somehow give information about their hand.
Poker tells come in the form of facial expression, habits, reaction, gestures, or any other clue which can help you anticipate their moves. As you gain experience you will see that some players can easily be read and some can easily give you falls tells to their advantage.
Look at the Eyes
As you may notice, a lot of professional players wear sunglasses or caps during a game. Eyes rarely can lie and can easily give an opponent an idea about your hand. Some may stare at their big hole cards for quite a while. Others will just a take a quick glance and watch if others will be acting on it or folding.
Read that Expression
A lot of players try to give that poker face but experienced player can read the slightest hints of weak hands through your facial expression or body tics. Some players can show a certain reaction to a weak hand but some players can easily mislead opponents by giving a false tell.
Remember that weak can be really strong or what seems to be strong can be really weak. Be careful when you read the tells of the other players. Look for consistency and never let yoru guard down.
Checking Out the Chips
Some players will have the normal reaction of checking out his chips when he is readying for an attack. Observe and react properly.
Anxiety
Look for signs of distress and see if that means strong hand or a weak hand for certain players. Check out his eyes, sweat, chest, posture, or clearing of throat and wait for that bet or fold.
