This week, Phil Ivey published a post about online tells. What is meant by "tells" is the set of signs which give us an idea of the strength of our opponent's hand.
Here is according to Ivey, the 5 largest tels.
Often take a long time before acting
It is usually a sign that the person is not attentive to the table and that it is surely something else at the same time. How will this affect his game? Probably this person will play poker very ABC.
In response to this style of play, it is suggested to be very aggressive against this type of player. You can bluff them more often and put a lot of pressure on them.
Style change in the cat
Imagine a very active player in the cat: he speaks much, compliments or insult other players on their games and takes more time to chat to play. Next, imagine that this player becomes mute during a hand. This is probably a sign that this person just hit a very big hand.
Conversely, several players will make more noise when they want to make their opponent folder.
Insta-check
Often, online poker players will use the quick box "check/fold". When you see a player insta-check the flop for example, you can be fairly sure that it will not much show of resistance in the hand. Obviously, the thing to do in this case is to capitalize as soon possible in hand to win the pot at a very high frequency.
Insta-check-raise
If the insta-check is a sign of weakness, insta-check-raise about him must be regarded as being very strong. In addition, the insta-check-min-raise is also something very strong. 1, this person acts without thinking, 2, revives little to encourage a call. In this situation, generally, the players are very strong and you should folder.
Long break followed by a bet or raise
You're on the River, you bet and your opponent uses its Bank of time before raiser. Although this action may give the impression of a player who wonders if he should bluffing or not, it is often a very large sign of strength. Precisely, your opponent wants you to believe that he is uncertain of his hand and that he you bluff. But very rarely your call will be good if you do not have the nuts in this situation.
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