hey guys this is Goku and today we're
gonna be talking about body language at the poker table
you will observe specific things that people do at the table
that might tell you about the
strength of their hands
we'll go over 13 most common poker tells, so let's get right into it!
let's first discuss common tells at the
poker table.
players stacks his chips very neatly
first things he does
after winning a pot is making sure all
the new chips are added to the stack
in a neat way
such players will usually play tight and very calculated game
if such a player makes another stack and puts it on the side, it's usually his profit
and so you can take advatage of that by betting more than his side stack
player stacks his chips randomly
such players will usually play a loose game
and they'll like to gamble more
player wins a big pot and doesn't
finish stacking up his chips because he's
getting involved in another pot. It
usually means they received a pretty
good hand. If it were rags, they'd just
throw it away immediately and finish
stacking up the chips
player shows his hand to someone who
isn't involved in the pot
you should watch the person who looks at the hand
for tells.
if he does any sad face or sigh or
anything indicating that the hand is
weak, it is likely the other way around and
the hand is strong. He'll likely act in a
manner opposite to the strength of the
hand he's seen. If you don't spot any
tells from the person watching the hand
you should assume the hand is somewhat
strong as players will rarely show bluffs or weak hands
player seems nervous.
You'd think surely he's bluffing but
surprisingly he is actually more likely to
have a big hand. Even novice players tend
to disguise being nervous when they're
bluffing and do their best to look calm
so when you see a player begin to shake
noticeably, you should assume that it's
more likely that his hand is strong.
Additionally if you see signs of
impatience like tapping his fingers on
the table, it's even more likely because
a bluffing player would generally try
not to show any tells and he certainly
wouldn't show impatience
a player double checks his
cards.
There comes a flash on the board and the player double checks his cards. You can be quite sure he doesn't
have two cards of this suit because he
would remember that. He's only checking
whether he has one card of the suit
player engages in a conversation in a
relaxed and rational manner
it's an indication of having a strong hand. If
you're bluffing, it's much harder to talk
freely, as you're using a lot of your
energy to disguise the bluff
oh yeah, did you hear about that new james bond movie?
I thought I was amazing
it's just they did such a great job
Player is smiling at you
Well if the smile is genuine then he's likely to have a strong hand
On the other hand if
you see a forced smile there's a good chance he's bluffing
player is very animated
It's similar to showing impatience and it's an indicator of being strong.
A buffing player tries
to remain as stoic as possible not to trigger I call anyhow
Player glances at their chips
It's a strong indicator of having a good hand and wanting to bet
the glance we're talking about is just a brief one
when players just stare at their
chips, it's not a tell, but when they
quickly glance it is usually unconscious
and so not an act
player takes a long time to act
it's an indicator of a difficult decision
player goes out of his way to act weak
that's what it is. Just acting.
why would a player who's bluffing give you the exact
tell that he is.
such a such a difficult decision... I don't
know... should I fold? I don't have much...
I don't know... what should I do? I have a really bad hand. A really bad hand...
but I think you're bluffing and I'm gonna call your bluff!
Player goes out of his way to act strong
again real tells that you will learn to pick up are usually small and unconcius movements
or changes in the routine of a specific player.
When it
looks like an act, it usually is
so when someone wants to look like he's strong
he's usually weak
I have a very strong hand
I think I have you beat
I'm thinking how much should I bet to get paid off
I'm thinking 2 thousand
what's your move?
so now you know 13 most common poker tells.
next time you're at the table pay special attention to all the other players and their behavior
it's a good idea to watch this video a couple of times to really memorize all these tells
so next time when you go play live poker, watch this video right before you leave and when you come back
let me know how many tells you spotted and whether they helped you make better decisions
let me know how many times you spot it
and whether they helped you make better decisions
thanks so much for watching
and wow you are really quite a player right now
keep it up man!
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now go play poker!
seriously, go!
You can
have all the theory you want, but if you don't practice, you will not improve much.
this course gives you everything you need to know to beat the small stakes games
but it doesn't give you practice!
you absolutely have to play at least a
couple hundred of hands after every
lesson if you want to improve your game
I'm sure you're going to have a ball
so see you in the next lesson!
