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baluga,

I didn't say they were worthless. I just think people vastly overrate their ability to spot a real tell. Most tells occur in less than a second when you are looking. I don't think the average ABC player loses much value by not spotting every potential tell.

I have played hundred of hours in home games and casinos and I can count on one hand the number of times I made a decision soley on a tell with no other reads. Most of the it was the shaky hand/look at chips tell, which are almost impossible for novices to disguise/fake.

In a home game with regular players, tells eventually become evident vs. 8 random donks in a casino.