Re: Online Tells
timing tells are the only ones that matter, but they vary wildly. play enough and you'll figure them out if you have good intuition. certainly there are times when you take longer to make decisions at the poker tables. try to catch yourself doing this, and see what it means when you take longer than normal.
in very very general terms when you're heads up, in-tempo betting or raising is going to mean a strong hand. im not talking insta-betting or raising (which could mean a very strong or weak hand), i mean about 0.25 to 0.5 seconds for every move. clearly deliberate.
the other one is the check, HMM, raise tell. believe it or not most players dont play 4+ tables at a time. sure they might be web browsing or whatever, but most players are paying attention when they're playing. it seems that if the time between your bet and their raise is somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-4 seconds, that there is a higher chance of it being an impulse bluff. once the time goes beyond 5 seconds or so, it is unlikely to really mean anything. but between 2-4 seconds or so, it is often that the guy checks intending to fold with his nothing, but then reconsiders quickly. and then decides to raise.
anyway, those are two i pretty much firmly believe now.
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