Most Popular Online Poker Tells
November 25th, 2009
Everybody has a ‘tell.’ Even the best of the best poker players have tells. Only, you need a shrewd brain and sharp eyes to spot the not so obvious tell. In real poker, you need to study your fellow players as much as you gauge the strength of your own hand. You’ll absolutely need to watch slight mannerisms and subtle reactions of your opponents, which will reveal to you the strengths of your opponent hands. Whistling, running a hand through the hair, fidgety behavior, eye contact or avoidance of it, perspiration, tapping of fingers, shaking legs, table talk, or even the complete absence of any of these signs could reveal the hand your opponents are holding. There are common tells that apply to everybody, but when you reach the higher levels of poker play, you’ll not find any common tells. However, even the top players have their own tells, and you’ll just have to raise your observation skills to spot the ‘tells’ that give away the hands of the top players.
Okay, now that’s good for real play, but can you spot a ‘tell’ while playing poker online? How can you spot a ‘tell’ when your opponents are probably sitting hundreds of miles away from you? To answer the first question—yes, you can spot tells in online poker play, too. The answer to the second question—the same way you can spot a ‘tell’ in real play; by observing. The only difference is that while in real play you’ll be studying your opponents’ physical reactions, in online games of poker; you’ll be studying the reactions of your opponents on your computer screen. If you don’t believe that spotting a ‘tell’ in online poker play isn’t possible, employ the following 3 methods in your next online poker game and find out for yourself.
Online Tell No1 : Timing
Note the time taken by your opponent to raise or call you. If your opponent intentionally waits and raises you after some time, it means that your opponent is holding a good hand and is merely trying to drag you into playing. If your opponent waits and calls, it means that he or she most probably has weak hands. So, look out for the pauses!
Online Poker Tell No2 : Chatting
Just as in real play, where you can tell a lot by studying the way your opponents talk, you can find out a lot about other players by the way they chat in the online poker room. As most poker websites have chat boxes, you can study the direction of the game by watching the chat of your fellow players. A general rule is most players who hold good hands will lure you into calling. Don’t fall for it. Decipher the undertones of confidence or nervousness in the chat. Watch the chat…is the second common mantra to spotting a ‘tell.’
Online Tell No3 : Action Buttons
Almost all online poker websites have action buttons. These action buttons help players to reveal their intentions on calling or raising much before the round gets to them. There are only two times that a player will use the action button; to raise if the player is holding a good hand or to call in case of a weak hand. Generally, players do not use the action button on a bluff. So act according to the way your opponents use the action button.
There are plenty more casino games and tells that you can spot, but the above three methods should put you on the right track. Concentration and good observation skills can only make you get better in your online poker skills, and as time goes by, your wisdom will increase with experience. Until such time you reach the top spot in online poker play, or even beyond that, just keep looking for the ‘tells.’
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3. Tom | December 28th, 2009 at 5:06 am
In a poker environment. a Tell is very important. but now a days because of online gaming. top players have to look for other things to see for a poker player in an online gaming environment. which is harder that the live poker. but still, i will not replace the environment of a real poker play. but due to a fast face lives and a busy schedule. Online poker is really the best option for poker gamers.
Thanks,
Tom
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5. Tell | February 14th, 2010 at 6:07 am
I should add to this article the nickname too. Sometimes it can give you info about the player. If he is loose or tight.
6. texas hold em poker table top | March 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 am
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7. online games developer | March 17th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Keep in mind that experienced players know how to read poker tells and will often give off “false positive” signals. Therefore, use reverse logic with the pros; but then again, guessing them is just as risky. So instead of trying to psychoanalyze the poker pros, you might just want to learn these tells for use with newer players and more importantly, to be aware of your own behavior, nervous mannerisms, and habits.
8. Learn Texas Holdem | March 27th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
wow man , I didn’t know tells could be like that!
here is a good article too:
Poker Tells
9. saam | April 29th, 2010 at 4:15 am
Thanks for the useful information!
10. Play Online Poker | May 6th, 2010 at 3:48 am
i agree with No. 1, those players are just waiting for the right time to raise and they’re waiting to get value for their win.
11. Montana Poker | May 6th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Your 3 methods rock for online poker… going to apply them next time.
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17. Daz | September 1st, 2010 at 6:11 am
Online games do have their own psychology, no doubt about that. And they’re probably the best place for a beginenr to learn the mechanics of the game, without having to worry too much about the poker face.
But yeah, you do have to watch your behaviour in online games just as much as a real game. Things will still give you away. That’s why I never moved up to the multiplayer poker games, I was bad enough at the practices.
18. Cheyenne | September 19th, 2010 at 3:42 am
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