Specific Poker Tells
There are a number of tells that you might see during the course of a hold 'em game. All of these tells are covered in more depth in my first book, Winner's Guide to Texas Hold 'Em Poker, in Mike Caro's fantastic book Caro's Book of Tells and in its companion video, Caro's Pro Poker Tells. All of these are available from Cardoza Publishing.
What follows is a list of those tells with a brief explanation of each one. What I've characterized as "tells" include both specific mannerisms and general personality types. To help you develop a feel for the relative value of each one, I've rated each tell for you using the following scale:
*-you won't see it often, has little value **-occurs often enough to help your hourly rate ***-common tell, well worth knowing, good value ***#-high frequency, very reliable, high value
l. Impatience. *•* A player who is in a hurry to play his hand usually has a decent hand. It won't be a great hand, though, because a player holding AiAV or KVK* will usually wait until it's his turn to act to let anything be known about his hand.
up in their chairs, put out their cigarettes, quickly finish their drinks, abruptly end conversations, or summarily dismiss any spectators usually have very good hands. You don't have to do any of these things if you intend to fold when it's your turn.
3. Showing a hand to a spectator. A player who shows his hand to a non-player when play begins usually has a good starting hand. A player who shows his hand to a non-player at the end of a hand, particularly when all of the cards are out and he is awaiting a call from a lone opponent, usually has a bad hand. Showing it is an effort to convince the other player that he's proud of his hand. When you see this tell, the bettor is usually betting as a stone cold bluff.
4. First play by a good player. Good players like to win the first hand they voluntarily enter the pot with, so they can then play with "your" money instead of theirs. Keep an eye on the player who usually doesn't play when he's in the small blind. If he does call in the small blind, he has a very good hand.
5. Staring at the flop. **** Players who continue to stare at the flop after the dealer turns it up usually did not flop anything. There's nothing there for them and it takes a few more seconds to double check it and make sure.
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