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What "tell" do you use most online?...

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  1. PokahProdigy PokahProdigy is offline

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    Feb 21st, 2006 (2/21/2006 4:46pm)

    Since there is pretty much only betting patterns to use online as tells. I have found that the best betting pattern tell is when people bet the EXACT amount to put someone all-in, rather than just betting the max they have. For example:

    Blinds 150/300
    Player 1: 3500
    Player 2: 1900
    Player 3: 5600
    Player 4: 1000

    Player 1 makes it 750 to go from the cutoff, Player 2 folds from the button, Player 3 calls from the SB and Player 4 folds from the BB. Player 1 and Player 3 go to the flop. The pot has 1800.

    Flop: Ah Jd 4c

    Player 3 bets 2750, betting the EXACT amount Player 1 has left. Player 1 folds.

    I find that when a player bets the exact amount their opponent has left, like Player 3 did in this example, they are much stronger than when they bet all their chips, say like the 4850 Player 3 had left. Does anyone else ever notice this? I had someone mention this to me about 9 months ago and ever since then it has saved me alot of $ and it seems to be pretty damn accurate.
  2. POT BULLY POT BULLY is offline

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    Feb 21st, 2006 (2/21/2006 4:53pm) in reply to PokahProdigy

    Yes and I use it when I bluff a shorter stack.
  3. UselessGit UselessGit is offline

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    Feb 21st, 2006 (2/21/2006 5:02pm) in reply to PokahProdigy

    Interesting discussion, we were talking about this yesterday.

    Two levels of thought, for newer more inexperienced players, this is generally a "Go away bet"
    bluff... but tough to call.

    example I had this week, in a mini 2 on partypoker. blinds 30/60, had QQ, raised to 200.
    two callers. Flop K, 7, 4. I have 1850 chips left, big stack puts me in for 1850. I think for 20
    seconds, its a mini 2.. i call. Other dude folds, Big stack has AQ.. I win.

    More experienced players realize this is a learner trick for "Go away" and use that to advantage.
    If the big stack had AK, or KK, or two pair, he would put me all in, so I think its a go away bet.

    In fact it is, its a go away from the table and dont be so dumb, bet.
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