Card Protectors...

[T-Dubs82]

i just use a chip from my stack. if i had something cool or something i considered "lucky" i guess i would use that, but i am lazy and forgetful so i just use a chip

 

[chauncey274]

I wonder if you could get a tell from someone using these protectors...

Example One:
Cards dealt, guy (to your left) looks at his cards, doesn't put the protector on them knowing he will fold, basically tells you he will throw em away.

Example Two:
Same thing, but puts the protector on his hand knowing he likes it and will def. call, maybe raise....

Absolutely, if you are playing with non-pro's there are tons of reads that even someone like me who isn't experienced in live play can pick up. I've only played live at the casino a handful of times but I can't count how many times I've looked ahead of me and can tell which players are going to fold and which are going to play the hand all based on them putting chips on their cards or holding them in between their index and middle finger, preparing to muck them.

One time I was in a pot three handed and was drawing to the nut flush. One guy bet in to me more than i wanted to call on just a draw but i could see the guy behind me start to count out his chips to call. Knowing that, I called and hit the flush with the correct odds.

 

[scorpion1367]

Wow that video would test your don't go on tilt skills thanks for sharing never seen that before ........scorp

 

[GOIVIT]

I always use a card protector when I play live, it is so cool. I have a gold plated Susan B. Anthony silver dollar in a coin holder. It gets lots of questions.

 

[Fieldsy]

Absolutely, if you are playing with non-pro's there are tons of reads that even someone like me who isn't experienced in live play can pick up. I've only played live at the casino a handful of times but I can't count how many times I've looked ahead of me and can tell which players are going to fold and which are going to play the hand all based on them putting chips on their cards or holding them in between their index and middle finger, preparing to muck them.

One time I was in a pot three handed and was drawing to the nut flush. One guy bet in to me more than i wanted to call on just a draw but i could see the guy behind me start to count out his chips to call. Knowing that, I called and hit the flush with the correct odds.

I try to do the same thing each time and then if I limp in/raise I will then put something on top of my cards.

If on the river and someone is about to raise or bet into me, doing the "look at your chips and maybe grab a couple" usually scares off the fish. Good players will see this as weakness IMO.