Observing people, not just their plays

[HoldemPokerPlyr]

Chip stacks is a perfect example of this. If somebody stacks their chips very nicely in an organized fashion, you can come to the conclusion that he is a tight player. If another player doesn't stack his cheaps neat and leaves them in a mess, you can conclude that this player is loose.

Also, observe the way they act as well. I know a person in my home game who acts all cocky and doesn't like to be pushed around. When I know I have a alot better hand than he does I like to screw around with him. He'll look at me put the chips down and wait for me to do something. So I'll come up with some line such as, "I think your bluffing. I raise," and I then proceed to raise. In return he'll reraise me and it will go back and forth until I can get the max amount of money out of him. Then the push gets pushed to me and I just laugh in my head.