Four Dogs
Legend
Silver Level
I've been playing alot of live poker since Black Friday and have become quite interested in live tells. I came across this hand from the 2008 wsop in which Ivan Demidov makes a successful rebluff w/AQs vs. Dennis Phillips AK.
This is interesting because the whole hand is a series of bluffs and rebluffs. IMO both players gave off some tells which led the other to follow up aggressively. When Demidov 4 bet's PF he makes a very subtle (wtf am I doing?) head shake and then immediately turns his head down, a classic disengagement. Players will often freeze solid when they're bluffing in fear that any movement on their might spur action from their opponent. Clearly he want's Phillips to go away. Dennis could shove here but Demidovs tells aren't so excessive that he can be sure and he opts to just call.
The flop comes 8TJ rainbow. Phillips is first to act and this is where he blows it. at 1:54 into the video he does something that IMO convinces Demidov that he can take the pot away.
I won't spoil it but can anyone else spot the Tell?
http://youtu.be/wMJPyH-BfIw
This is interesting because the whole hand is a series of bluffs and rebluffs. IMO both players gave off some tells which led the other to follow up aggressively. When Demidov 4 bet's PF he makes a very subtle (wtf am I doing?) head shake and then immediately turns his head down, a classic disengagement. Players will often freeze solid when they're bluffing in fear that any movement on their might spur action from their opponent. Clearly he want's Phillips to go away. Dennis could shove here but Demidovs tells aren't so excessive that he can be sure and he opts to just call.
The flop comes 8TJ rainbow. Phillips is first to act and this is where he blows it. at 1:54 into the video he does something that IMO convinces Demidov that he can take the pot away.
I won't spoil it but can anyone else spot the Tell?
http://youtu.be/wMJPyH-BfIw
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