Online Poker Skills: Spotting Tells Made Easy
Spotting tells is one of the hardest, but most useful, skills in Texas hold ‘em, and all of poker, even online poker. Usually if you are playing in a online casino or card room there are a number of things you can do to spot a tell. I find that, most times, if a player is staring you down intently as you decide whether to call his bet, raise or fold, it means he wants you to fold and is staring to show a sign of strength. He likely is bluffing. Another one is if someone goes back and checks his hole cards two or three times. It means he was on a draw of some sort and is likely trying to see if he hit his straight or flush. However, none of these apply to the world of online poker. Physical tells are impossible to read on online because, well, you can’t see the person you are playing against. The only way to really spot a tell is by bet size, and this takes a lot of observation. If someone often makes a bet less than the size of the pot, are they doing so to draw people into the hand or because they’re bluffing and don’t want to lose too many chips to a reraise? This is something you’ll have to monitor to find out. Different players will best different ways in certain situations. But really, the main thing I would advise is to just play a little tighter online when you first sit at a table, until you can figure out people’s betting habits. Than you can win a lot of money.
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