Live Tells

[Louis88]

When I'm in the small blind, I watch the big blind's hands like a hawk. I've found that many times I can tell if they are going to raise by how they are holding their chips or protecting their hand. I get burned every now and again, but I get to see a lot of cheap flops in the small blind that I definitely wouldn't see for 2 bets.

Louis

[Hair_of_the_Dog]

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When I'm in the small blind, I watch the big blind's hands like a hawk. I've found that many times I can tell if they are going to raise by how they are holding their chips or protecting their hand. I get burned every now and again, but I get to see a lot of cheap flops in the small blind that I definitely wouldn't see for 2 bets.

Louis

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I think I give off this tell a lot. I should work on that too. I think I'll take DeathDonkey's approach and position my hand for a fold no matter what I'm going to do.

[Sir_Raisealot]

Suit check tell works like a charm for me. As soon as I see the entire field suit checking, I already know the turn card put 3 to a flush before even looking at it. The best part if when a river is a blank and some donkey tries to buy it representing a flush .... guess what I do then. They often tell me stuff like: " Oh you slowplayed your flush...." I sure did buddy I sure did....

[Fnord]

"Do you have an X" where X is something like the over-full, straight flush, quads, Aces, etc. Usually means they have a strong hand a small number of notches worse than that.

[Hair_of_the_Dog]

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Suit check tell works like a charm for me. As soon as I see the entire field suit checking, I already know the turn card put 3 to a flush before even looking at it. The best part if when a river is a blank and some donkey tries to buy it representing a flush .... guess what I do then. They often tell me stuff like: " Oh you slowplayed your flush...." I sure did buddy I sure did....

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I reverse tell this often. It is one of those tells that most people notice and know what it means.

I had a hand where there was a 4 flush on the board on the river. I didn't have the right suit for either of my queens. I had been playing TAG and had a TAG image at the table. I peeked at my Qs (knowing I didn't have the goods) and made my bet. Both players in the pot folded. I'm pretty sure 1 of them had the flush, but fear that I had a bigger one.

The other times I like to do this is when I limp with Axs and hit a 3 flush on the flop. When the turn comes to complete my flush I check my cards. I give this reverse tell when there are players who, like you said, try to represent a flush. It works often and it is easy to do.