source: http://www.modernman.com/6-common-poker-tells/
Know when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, and how to spot a bluff so you can send your opponents home broke.
Poker nights with buddies are a good excuse to drink booze, smoke cigars, and repeat jokes you heard elsewhere while passing them off as your own. But the fun stops if you watch your entire paycheck go into someone else’s wallet. And while poker is a gameof chance, risk, and probability, you also have to know how to bluff your ass off without seeming like you’re bluffing your ass off. Thing is, your friends opponents will have a similar strategy, so knowing how to read your their tells and hide yours ups your odds of being the one leaving with a stack of loot. To help put your friends in the poor house, we asked poker whiz Mike Caro, author of Caro’s Book of Poker Tells, for tips to help you spot common tells.
TELL #1: THEY TRY TO SELL THEIR HAND
Shrugged shoulders, sighs, and a sing-songy voice are ways people display unhappiness with their hand. And if they’re trying to play up how crappy their cards are, they’re probably bullsh*tting you. “People try to sell opponents on what hands they have when they don’t have them,” Caro says. “They’ll act weak when they have strong hands, and they act strong when they hold weak hands.”
TELL #2. THEY SUDDENLY STOP DOING WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING
“People aren’t animated when they’re bluffing because they realize anything they do might make you suspicious,” Caro says. “Sometimes players who are bluffing will barely breathe.” One tip is to check out your opponents’ legs. No, not like that, perv. Just give them a glance to see if you spot jittery knees. “Say they made a big bet and you make a motion toward calling, if that jittering-leg motion stops, they’re probably bluffing,” he explains. “If it continues, it probably means they have a pretty strong hand.” Use the same logic when a player is chewing gum, tapping the table, or humming the theme song to Three’s Company; if they quit doing whatever they were doing, it’s a red flag.
TELL # 3. THEIR HAND SHAKES WHEN THEY BET
You might expect someone who’s bluffing to have a nervous tick or to be all giddy and pump a fist into the air (just us?). But that’s not always the case. “If a person who is fairly steady gets a shaky hand when they bet, they’ve got a strong hand,” Caro explains. “Bluffers never display tremors; they become rigid because they force themselves into a state of mind where they’re not shaky. If they are shaky, it’s a release of tension.”
TELL # 4. THEY’RE NOT MAKING SENSE
If you think someone’s bluffing, talk to them. Ask about the weather, how much hair they’ve lost, what species they think gave birth to Snookie, or something non-poker related. ”The more natural the conversation, the more likely it is that they have a strong hand,” Caro said. “Someone with a strong hand has no stress; time is just passing. But if their conversation is gibberish or contrived, they’re probably bluffing.”
TELL # 5. THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR HAND
“When they’re the perfect cards, usually they’re just down and covered, and then the person’s looking away like they’re not interested,” says Caro. So if a player looks at the cards he’s been dealt and quickly covers them up, assume he has a strong hand. If he stares at them awhile, he’s probably trying to convince you he has something worthwhile.
TELL # 6. THEY’RE WAY TOO INTO THE FLOP
Never watch the flop if you’re playing Texas Hold ‘em. According to Caro, the flop — the first three cards dealt, face up on the board — provides an invaluable opportunity to read your opponents. ”Players will often glance toward their chips and then look away, which means they’re planing to bet and they’re excited because they liked the flop.” Be discreet, but chances are they won’t notice you’re looking at them because they’ll be too busy doing what they shouldn’t be doing: watching the flop.
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bluff vi, vt.1. 以假象欺騙,愚弄;嚇唬[(+into)]
He bluffed me into believing that he was innocent.
n.1. 虛張聲勢;嚇唬[U][S1]
His threats are merely bluff.
giddy a.1. 暈眩的,眼花的
We were giddy from the summer heat.
2. 令人暈眩的,使人眼花的[B]
3. 輕率的,輕浮的
vt. 1. 使暈眩
contrived a.1. 人為的;做作的,不自然
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Q1: Are u good at bluffing? Have u ever recognize any unusual movement when you try to bluff?
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