Poker Tells

During a crucial moment of a hand, it usually means they don't have a very good hand. They are watching your every reaction to see what you are going to do. What is all this? A Poker tell! Poker tells is a habit, behavior, or physical reaction that gives other players more information about your hand.

Good Poker Player should be aware of some very common poker tells. When one is able to spot these tells, he gets help, makes good decisions at the poker table, putting himself in a position to win more money. Also, by knowing what these common poker tells are, players can avoid giving them off themselves! As in most facets of life, holding information or additional knowledge can only put you in a stronger position, and this is the case in poker too.

The top three online poker tells are:

Quickness to respond, reported by 76% of respondents – a very fast check can indicate a weak hand, quick bets on the turn or river can often indicate a strong hand.

Slowness to respond, reported by 73% of respondents – a pause followed by a check can often indicate weakness, while a delay followed by a raise often indicates strength.

Automatic play, reported by 68% of respondents – a lazy approach to the auto buttons lets a player slip into a set pattern of play. Any breaks in this pattern are clear tells.

You can tell when a player have used a check box, because they act almost immediately after the player in front of them has acted.

Use this for your advantage.

When a player has checked “raise” it should be obvious to you that they have a strong hand.

If a player uses the check box to “check” then you can probably conclude that your opponents hand is weak.

If a player uses the check box to “call”, a good assumption is that your opponent has a drawing hand.