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How to Spot a Tell in Poker

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Summary: Learn tips on how to spot tells when playing Texas Hold'em or any poker game in this free poker video.

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Michael Sohaski is a local gambler in Cottonwood AZ and is currently the points leader in the Verde River Hold'em league. The Verde River Hold'em phone is 928-649-1476. Michael owns...read more

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on 6/12/2009 "On behalf of ExpertVillage.com, my name is Michael Sohaski, and I'm here to tell you about tells. What is a tell? A tell is revealing the value of your hand without actually revealing the cards. My friends Phil LAAK, the uni-bomber, and Phil HELLMUTH have just left the set, so I will be here to tell you about it myself. Tells... many times strength is told by weakness, and weakness is told by strength. For instance, if I had a weak hand, I might push a lot of chips in, indicating strength that I really don't have. While I do that, I may act nervously, which is a tell, and I may get called or in fact raised right out of my hand. On the other hand, if you have a very strong hand, you may wish to act weak, inducing either calls or raises on your bet. You may fidget on your chips, you may check your cards, you may reluctantly place your bet. The best way to disguise your actions, disgui...

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"My name is Michael sohaski I'm here to tell you about tails. What is a tail a tail is a revealing the value of your hand with out actually reveling the cards. My friends Phil Lake the unibomber and Phil Helmlings have just left the set so I will be here to tell you about it my self. Tails many times strength is told by weakness and weakness is told by strength. For instance, if I had a weak I might push a lot of chips indicating strength that I really don't have. While I do that I may act nervously which is a tail and I make a call or indeed raised out of my hand. On the other hand if you have a very strong hand you may wish to act weak, inducing either calls or raises on your bet. You may fidget on your chips you may check your card and may reluctantly place your bet. The best way to disguise your actions, disguise tails is to act consistently either act aggressive or passive but the same each and every hand. Some people wear glasses and a hat to disguise there actions. I on the other hand attempt to act the same each and every hand, this concludes tails."

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