how to hide tells when playing live

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just want to know any tells could be hidden when playing live tournament or cash table!

the tells I have known till now:

if any player, tight his hands to fist back and forth, he probably have a marginal hand. U could bluff him out!

and

sometimes could play poker , just by other opponents' emotion - if he/she does not have a poker face. LOL

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so what's the best idea to hide all possible poker tells when play live!

Sun glasses? hoddies? or training ur poker face -- by looking self into the mirror...every morning after wake up...:p

with hummm robot action...LOL

thanks for any comment ...LOL:D:D:D
 
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I'm just asking but if you talk a lot like Phil Laak, is it kind of harder to get a read off of you? Because if you are constantly talking, then other people can't tell if you are just being normal or giving off tells right?
 
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Send false tells when you have a monster hand that makes it look like you are nervous. Accidently knocking over a stack of chips when cutting out a bet. Bounce your heel up and down. Look into opponents eyes for a split second, then look away quickly. After doing this a couple times where the hand is shown, switch tactics and act real confident the next couple times you have the goods. You'll have them so confused they won't know what to think.
 
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Number of ways.

One way to start, is to count the same number of beats between each move.

In the beginning this will give you a rock to hide behind. And the pace will bring a bit of comfort. As you get more comfy, you can begin to violate these rhythms as false tells.

Plenty of ways. But this is a good starting point.

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Number of ways.

One way to start, is to count the same number of beats between each move.

In the beginning this will give you a rock to hide behind. And the pace will bring a bit of comfort. As you get more comfy, you can begin to violate these rhythms as false tells.

Plenty of ways. But this is a good starting point.

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looks like need to be a best actor or actress before being a good player on the table....:p
 
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looks like need to be a best actor or actress before being a good player on the table....:p
Yeah... the counting helps you be a better actor.

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I think players would do well to focus on hiding their tells more than on giving off false tells. False tells can be effective, but they can quickly be over done. One of the most common tells I pick up on is players trying to give off weak tells when they're super strong.
As far as hiding tells goes, a good way is to just stare at a spot on the table after making your bet. Stare at the same spot each time no matter if you're bluffing or have the nuts. I don't think talking is a good idea. It's harder than you might think to make your talk sound the same when your bluffing and when you're strong.
 
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A big tell that i've just discovered is as follows.

Basically it's either one or the other, so once you discover it, just keep using it.

When the opponent has a monster hand, he will either look straight at you every single time or avoid eye contact every time. It will be one or the other. As for is he is bluffing, he will do the opposite of what he does if he has a strong hand.
Ex: When he has a strong hand he will look straight at you, but when he has a weak hand he will never look at you.
 
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Dont worry about hiding tells, 90% of people cannot interpretet them correctly anyway.

Instead learn to realise what your tells are, what others tells are.

Pay attention to their body language when out of pots, when playing big hands, playing bad hands, when they are under pressure etc.

What you are trying to do is establish a baseline relaxed behaviour and then apply the information to their non relaxed state. DO they tense up when they have a good hand, do they use reassuring gestures like crossing their arms and leaning forward when they are bluffing?

Learn to recognise this behaviour in your self and begin to use it to your advantage.

Dont worry too much about what others read, most will think they see a tell, react on it and be wrong. learn to use this to your advantage.

I remember an old line in a book or a joke or something-
about a player who wanted to set up a tell for a big hand later in the game.
He began to place his lighter on his cards only when he had good hands, made a point of showing his hands if people folded. Every game he played he made sure to put his lighter down on his cards only if they were very good.
This went on for weeks until he got a chance at a bluff.
In a huge pot up against a very good player, he raises with junk, making the point to put his lighter on his cards, bets and raises to the end. Get his whole stack in and he calls him.

Shocked he cannot see why his bluff failed. HE asks
"how can you know I was bluffing, I had my lighter on my card, i only do that with the nuts"
The pot winner replies
"Really man? I didnt even realise you smoked"

The moral is, make sure the players you play with are even able to notice your tells before worrying if you need to hide them.
 
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One of the small things i do to keep people from getting a read on me is take 5 seconds for every decision i make even if im folding the hand i take 5 seconds you may want to take three whatever works for you but the main thing is consistency i feel.
 
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I'm just asking but if you talk a lot like Phil Laak, is it kind of harder to get a read off of you? Because if you are constantly talking, then other people can't tell if you are just being normal or giving off tells right?

It's possible this could work but unless you're very experienced, most likely you'll just end up giving away more information than you meant to. Better to just minimise the chatter.

Send false tells when you have a monster hand that makes it look like you are nervous. Accidently knocking over a stack of chips when cutting out a bet. Bounce your heel up and down. Look into opponents eyes for a split second, then look away quickly. After doing this a couple times where the hand is shown, switch tactics and act real confident the next couple times you have the goods. You'll have them so confused they won't know what to think.

I'd have to caution against how dangerous this can be too, for a few reasons.

Firstly you don't know how other players are interpreting your tells, so you could actually get some wrong. Bouncing your heel up and down, for example - you're saying it should be used as a sign of weakness. But when it's a natural/reflex action, "happy feet" are actually a sign of huge strength (Joe Navarro calls the feet the most honest part of the body, and considers it one of the most reliable tells in poker). So while you're trying to project an image of weakness using that "fake tell" you're in fact giving them accurate information.

Trying to keep all your fake tells straight in your head will take up a LOT of mental energy too. If you've got to spend all that time and energy focussing on your fake tells, you're almost certainly missing out on important information from other players at the table, and not giving yourself the best chance to make the best decision in the hand.

So unless you're really well practiced at using fake tells and you're confident in how the other players at the table are going to interpret them, I'd just stick to the basics.

Dont worry about hiding tells, 90% of people cannot interpretet them correctly anyway.

While it's true that most players won't know how to interpret them, I still think it's worthwhile to practice tell concealing behaviour - it's actually really easy to do and even if it only saves you money in 10% of hands, that's still a saving.

Here's the easiest way to conceal the majority of your tells:

1 - Be consistent in your actions on every hand.
2 - Find a comfortable sitting position, and try to maintain it.
3 - When you're in a hand, put your elbows on the table rail and clasp your hands in front of your mouth.
4 - When you're making bets, checking your cards, etc, make your actions reasonably slow, smooth and deliberate.
5 - If you want to, wear sunglasses and/or a hat. You'll look like kind of a douche, but it might help.

Get onto YouTube and look up some videos of Chris Ferguson playing for some examples - he pretty much nails this stuff. Because you're doing the same thing every hand it doesn't take much mental energy, allowing you to focus on the game better. And it's not foolproof, but it'll conceal a huge proportion of your tells.

Or if you want to get into more detail, check out Read 'em and Reap by Joe Navarro.
 
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Focus on what your tells are and how to exploit the (rare) player that understand them rather than how to hide them.
 
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Try wearing one of these:
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On a serious note. I wear glasses at the Table, but not just any glasses. I wear Blue Shark Optics (Found here) and a Ball cap. I do have a hoodie that I bought specifically for playing poker (real thin and it breathes), but I don't wear it often.

I get people trying to bust my balls for wearing the glasses, but those players typically say something because it bothers them. There are many reasons to wear glasses and not just for tells, but I won't get into those now.

The reason for BSOs over sunglasses is I played for some time wearing regular sunglasses (Oakley's) and I lost a game heads up because when I looked down at my had I saw Ace/9 suited proceeded to go all in when other player called I flipped my cards to see 4/9 suited. Light in the room wasn't the best, but my dark glasses cost me the "W". After that I did my research and found BSOs to be the best Poker specific glasses out there. I highly recommend them.
 
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Try to act always in the same way, try to look always the same and focus your glance at one point on the table.
 
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i do the same thing live..send out false tells or try to. most of the time it works. i'll start tapping or playing with my chips when i intend to get caught bluffing and will do something else when i have a made hand and win a showdown. if anyone's paying attention, i'll do the tapping later when i have a monster
 
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I do not get to play live too much but when I do I look at my cards early and then put them back in the same position covered with a guard and then clasp my hands in the same postion waiting for my turn. Only when it gets to me do I unclasp my hands and either muck or bet. I also refuse to look anyone in the eyes while playing and keep my gaze on the cards. Loads of people have said to me that they have found me so hard to read so I guess I am doing something right.
 
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I'd say pokerfish hit the nail on the head LMAO
 
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Try wearing one of these:
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On a serious note. I wear glasses at the Table, but not just any glasses. I wear Blue Shark Optics (Found here) and a Ball cap. I do have a hoodie that I bought specifically for playing poker (real thin and it breathes), but I don't wear it often.

I get people trying to bust my balls for wearing the glasses, but those players typically say something because it bothers them. There are many reasons to wear glasses and not just for tells, but I won't get into those now.

The reason for BSOs over sunglasses is I played for some time wearing regular sunglasses (Oakley's) and I lost a game heads up because when I looked down at my had I saw Ace/9 suited proceeded to go all in when other player called I flipped my cards to see 4/9 suited. Light in the room wasn't the best, but my dark glasses cost me the "W". After that I did my research and found BSOs to be the best Poker specific glasses out there. I highly recommend them.

those glasses look sick do they have a store in vegas or can you only buy online?
 
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I don't play live often, but the last I did, I think an opponent picked up what he thought was a "tell" that was really me just being stupid.

About an hour into a MTT, I had AKo from early pos. I preflop raised 3x BB. Only the BB called. Flop was a complete miss. BB checked, so I made a continuation bet, which he called. Turn was another blank, but I recall there being a couple of potential draws on the board. BB checked, and I took another stab at it, making pot-sized bet - which left me nearly committed. BB called again. River card is another blank that would not have completed any draws. BB checked. I had nothing. But like I said, I was nearly pot-committed. I thought for a moment, then said out loud: "Well, I'm pretty much pot committed here....all in." BB mucked his hand.

Later, I thought that he might have thought I was making one of those speeches guys make to make you think they have nothing, when they really do have a hand and want you to call. The truth was, I really had nothing.
 
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Do these seem pretty accurate?

Its the opp. turn to bet (you checked), you watch him while going for your chips, your hand is weak. You want him to think you will bet. This will work against fish, but good players know you are full of it.

Another one is when you are staring at the board/staring at the opp after making a big bet, it usually means you are weak.
 
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Play same hand every time the same way. Focus on not altering your actions or body language and just remain constant.
 
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How many tells does Daniel Negreanu have ?. He doesn't worry about what other players think of him
 
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easiest way to hide tells is to not breathe or talk much. do mainly long slow breathing. Being relaxed is the only way to do so!
 
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