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Old 05-30-2007, 12:09 AM
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How can you know if you have a tell? How can you minimize giving off tells?

Is there any way short of having a camera record your play that you can be aware of any tells you are giving?
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Old 05-30-2007, 12:36 AM
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Short of videoing yourself (which is not possible in a casino, and not likely to help you much), I would say the easiest way to improve in this area is to read Caros book of poker tells and watch the videos if possible. At the very least you will be less readable to those who have studied the same materials, since they will be looking for the same things you are. After doing this you wont feel it necessary to "act" so much, and those you see "acting" will be playing with their hands face up... just a first step.
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Old 05-30-2007, 12:37 AM
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A telling way to tell you have some glaring tells is to have a friend watch and tell you about your tells. But there's no telling if this is the best way to catch tells. Another way to minimize tells is to tell yourself to bet in the same manner and same speed. This should reduce your tells signifcantly and , I'll tell ya, tells are overrated.
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Old 05-30-2007, 01:03 AM
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Default Re: How Can I Tell If I Have a Tell?

Best book on the subject is Joe Navarro's "Read 'Em and Reap" - far more useful than the now classic Caro's book of tells - Navarro is a former FBI agent, and an expert on body language.

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Old 05-30-2007, 12:19 PM
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Best book on the subject is Joe Navarro's "Read 'Em and Reap" - far more useful than the now classic Caro's book of tells - Navarro is a former FBI agent, and an expert on body language.

AB

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Not dissing you but I am so tired of hearing the name 'Joe Navarro' and 'former FBI agent' in the same sentence.

What tells did the FBI get off of Bin Laden in 2001? Caro is still the standard for poker tells.
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Old 05-30-2007, 01:13 PM
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What tells did the FBI get off of Bin Laden in 2001?

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That's easy - you don't have to be an FBI agent to get that Bin Laden was happy about blowing us up.


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Caro is still the standard for poker tells.

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If you haven't read "Read 'em and Reap", you are missing out on some great information - information that is not presented by Caro.

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Old 05-30-2007, 01:22 PM
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How can you know if you have a tell? How can you minimize giving off tells?

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Your #1 tell is your betting patterns. You have to fix that problem before worrying about physical tells.
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Old 05-30-2007, 01:25 PM
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How can you know if you have a tell? How can you minimize giving off tells?

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Your #1 tell is your betting patterns. You have to fix that problem before worrying about physical tells.

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Very true. I think that should go into another thread. Thanks, though.
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Old 05-30-2007, 01:30 PM
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Another way to minimize tells is to tell yourself to bet in the same manner and same speed.

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Do you all think betting in the same manner as Chris Ferguson is good? Phil Ivey does it similarly, right? On the other hand, Daniel Negreanu seems to vary it up quite a bit.

I tend to try to be stone-faced, but I feel that I might wear my emotions on my sleeve. I'll read that Navarro book to see what other insights I can get there. I've read Caro's book -- but it's hard for me to know if I'm inadvertently giving off any of those tells.
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Old 05-30-2007, 02:39 PM
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How can you know if you have a tell? How can you minimize giving off tells?

Is there any way short of having a camera record your play that you can be aware of any tells you are giving?

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I would concentrate on the common tells.

1. Don't look at your hole cards preflop until it is your turn. Many players have a peek and then hold the cards in a manner that they are ready to fold on their turn.

2. Don't glance from the flop to your chips. This is another common tell that you are interested in the hand. Instead, on the flop look for some other player that gives off this tell.

3. If you have two high cards of different suit, remember their suit so you don't have to check when a flush possibility presents itself. If you are suited and flop a flush, check your hole cards as a reverse to this tell.

4. Take a medium amount of time for your actions (other than folding). You don't want to seem either too excited or too disinterested in a hand.

5. Try to speak in the same tone, manner, voice, etc. for all your actins. Some players will speak softly when they have a big hand and speak aggressively when they are bluffing.

6. If you have made a big all-in bet pick a spot on the table and stare at it and think of other things like the laundry you need to do or what your plans are for the weekend.

7. Pay attention to what you are saying during a hand. some players will clam right up from their normal banter when they have a big hand.

8. And one other common thing to watch out for is the weak is strong, strong is weak tell. This can manifest itself in many ways so try to play on an even keel all of the time.

Other than that, we all have some very specific personal tells that are mostly subtle. I doubt that any player could pick up on these unless they were an expert who knew you well.
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