Playing live tonight, need help with 'live' reads

[KerouacsDog]

Playing a small buy-in freezeout tonight, Ive played there before, and the play equates to 10NL online.
I play a good game, but have forgotten most live reads, anybody know any obvious ones can they post them here, thanks!

 

[LOVEANGEL1212]

yeah i need it too

 

[KerouacsDog]

yeah i need it too

well you're no bloody help, lol!
Welcome to CC bud.

 

[absoluthamm]

I can't remember them off the top of my head, but if you can find a place to download Mike Caro's video on tells, it's pretty damn good.

 

[KerouacsDog]

thanks AH, anyone else????

 

[budebuzz]

Heres a few:

Staring at the Flop: This is a very common poker tell. If a player stares at the flop, it often means that he does not have anything and is taking a extra moment to scroll through potential hands in his mind.
Quickly Looking Away from the Flop: If a player glances at the flop for a millisecond and then immediately looks away from the flop (and especially if he follows it up by looking at his chips), it may signal that the decision to bet was really easy (e.g., he quickly saw that he made a pair or better and plans to bet).
Staring at Another Player: This tell could mean that the player is nervous that the other player is going to call him or bet. Being able to read his eyes or other sign of anxiety will help support your analysis of this tell.
Immediately Calling a Bet: The player is trying to show strength, which may mean that he has a weak hand (but be aware of the reverse psychology phenomenon). A even stronger signal is when the player reaches for his chips even before the previous player has made his bet.
Looking Disappointed: This is a poker tell, but whether it is the real thing or an intentional false signal is up to you to decide. Disappointment is more common and obvious with large pots. The disappointed player may put on his sad face or exhale deeply (because he has been holding his breath since before the River was dealt).
Appearing Unusually Confident: This is a sign of strength, which means that he is bluffing (or otherwise trying to screw with your mind).
Looking at the Chips: When a player looks at his chips, it often means that he is planning to bet.
Visible Anxiety: This includes any physical manisfestation of the player's anxiety such as perspiration, facial contortions, shaking hands, heavy breathing, body posture, nervous glances, etc. Exhibiting anxiety may mean that the player is bluffing, or at least is expecting a relatively tough fight or challenge.

 

[brank]

when people look at their chips right after looking at their hand or the flop then they have something. conversly, staring at the flop for a long time means they dont have much.

staring you down/leaning forward to show strength is generaly a sign of weakness.

theres a couple for ya.

although, sometimes people know this and use it against you if they are thinking players and know that you are too so the it can get a little tricky.

^^^damn he beat me to it.

 

[WVHillbilly]

Just make sure you watch the way they eat their Oreos.

 

[Numbah 0ne]

Eh, I would say still look at there betting patterns. Then maybe cross reference it with signs of excitement, nervousness, and relief.

 

[KerouacsDog]

bb, thanks mate those are great, lets hope I can remember them!

 

[PC69]

Dont really know if this will help and may not sound like much... Iam also sure once most read what I write theyve also heard it before... Never ever bet into the shake... Example dont check raise the guy whos putting in chips with a shaky hand unless u got the nuts... Its something that I always try to remember and it works for me for the most part...

Dont know how useful it will be in a ten dollar game but thought id throw in my two cents

 

[dwolfg]

Watch the shoulders. A slight shoulder drop means disappointment, a slight shoulder rise means excitement. You have to judge between slight and exaggerated though. Exaggerated sigh/shoulder drop usually means strength. Moving away from or toward the table and the action are also tells. The timing on these is very important. You want to catch tells as your opponent learns new information about the hand(looks at his/her card for first time, first look at flop, turn or river). These are the most honest and are usually not fake tells.

 

[polingpower]

don't look at your cards till your turn
watch for people pre folding
watch the players to your left
getting chips ready to bet with
take your time - they pre fold before their turn

GOOOD LUCK

 

[IcyBlueAce]

Get some nice shades (or cheap ones idc), they tend to really help me. They makes you feel calm, people can't read your eyemovement, and you can stare at people without them knowing. Plus they tend to stare at you less often since they can't tell if your looking at them or not, which means less reads.

One tip that crosses my mind is finding the impatient people, look around to see who can't wait to get both cards before looking. I notice that people who look at one card before getting the next never seem to be any good at all.

 

[JimmyBrizzy]

Here's a read:

The majority of people suck at poker, especially live.

Kick some ass!

 

[absoluthamm]

If you where shades to a tourney with a buyin under $500 then you're being ridiculous imo... lol

 

[WVHillbilly]

If you wear shades to a tourney then you're a douche imo... lol

fyp

 

[WVUsellers3]

Just make sure you watch the way they eat their Oreos.

haha, of course!!

 

[absoluthamm]

haha, that's actually exactly what I was going to post but was trying to be a little more courteous to Icy. Should have just went with my gut. lol

 

[IcyBlueAce]

haha, that's actually exactly what I was going to post but was trying to be a little more courteous to Icy. Should have just went with my gut. lol

Poker is about winning, not making friends.

 

[Poker Orifice]

Read Phil Helmuth's "Read em & Reap"
OR.... look up Joe Navarro online (Google it) and you'll find his articles (he writes some of the best live tell articles imo).

 

[natsgrampy]

Watch the other players before you even look at your cards. Don't worry about your cards until it's your turn to act. As cards are being dealt, watch them, see what their reaction is to looking at their hole cards.
Do they immediately reach for their stack, they may have a strong hand.
Watch what they do if they are "chatting" at the table, if they have a decent hand, it usually will interupt their conversation. If they don't have anything they will keep "chatting" without missing a beat.
Are they just watching what others do to plan their strategy, they may have a marginal hand.
Be very careful of facial expressions as people will use them to throw others off.
I only watch their reactions to looking at their hole cards.
Take your time, and observe pre flop reactions.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Eugenius]

Caro's book of tells helped me pick up some live tells...

 

[bubonicplay]

Watch the other players before you even look at your cards. Don't worry about your cards until it's your turn to act. As cards are being dealt, watch them, see what their reaction is to looking at their hole cards.

Sorry but please don't do this. People who do this slow down the game for everyone. Plus if you wait until it's your turn to act everyone will be watching you looking at your cards whereas if you just look at them when you get them other people won't be looking at you and since you say you're somewhat new to live poker I'm assuming they will be able to read you better than you them.

The only exception I will make is if you already know before looking at your cards what your action will be no matter what the hole cards ie if you already know in your head before looking at your cards that you will 3-bet 56s+/QQ+/AK, flat AT+/KQ/any pair up to JJ then sure wait if you want then you will act quick because you already know what you're going to do. But if you're the idiot who slowly peeks at one card then the other then thinks for a minute before folding A8o UTG+1 do everyone a favor and just ****ing look as you get them so you can think longer and not slow the game way down. This is especially true if it's like a home game rather than a high buy-in live event in a casino or something.

 

[IcyBlueAce]

Sorry but please don't do this. People who do this slow down the game for everyone. Plus if you wait until it's your turn to act everyone will be watching you looking at your cards whereas if you just look at them when you get them other people won't be looking at you and since you say you're somewhat new to live poker I'm assuming they will be able to read you better than you them.

The only exception I will make is if you already know before looking at your cards what your action will be no matter what the hole cards ie if you already know in your head before looking at your cards that you will 3-bet 56s+/QQ+/AK, flat AT+/KQ/any pair up to JJ then sure wait if you want then you will act quick because you already know what you're going to do. But if you're the idiot who slowly peeks at one card then the other then thinks for a minute before folding A8o UTG+1 do everyone a favor and just ****ing look as you get them so you can think longer and not slow the game way down. This is especially true if it's like a home game rather than a high buy-in live event in a casino or something.

Last time I went to my casino, we had a guy at the table do this very thing. The only difference was he would actually look at his cards when he got them, then once it was his turn, he would look at them again, ponder for a bit, then usually fold. It really slowed shit down so bad that I just switched to another table.