Re: How Can I Tell If I Have a Tell?
As I'm waiting for the action to get to me I'm already thinking of what position I am in and who has folded, limped or raised, etc. At that point I can look down and make a decision and I have the circumstances surrounding my action in place. A good percentage of starting hands are going to be folds anyway, i.e. if I have T2o in mid position I am folding. Most decisions to fold are pretty quickly made. I would think for a relative beginner, myself included, pre-flop decisions are mostly cut and dry. Post-flop decisions involve a lot more thought.
But only a jerk would slow play a fold in a low limit game anyway.
One thing I do that makes the actual looking quicker is that as soon as the cards are dealt to me I arrange them so that I can quickly peek at them when the time is appropriate.
I may be a relative beginner, but virtually every book I have read on poker recommends looking at your cards when the action comes to you.
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