Poker is a sport of people played through the medium of playing cards. A tell is a pattern that outlines the relative strength of a competitor’s hand. If you wager on internet poker, familiar tells are composed of betting patterns and time to take action. Live poker at the casino provides a greater chance to notice tells. Along with time tells and betting patterns, individuals have physical tells. Players frequently announce the strength of their hand through body language, eye movements, heart rates, and the tennor of their voice. Poker is a sport of emotion and most gamblers cannot control their feelings when money is involved. In order to spot a tell you have to accurately watch your competitors on every single hand. Look for any kind of betting pattern or physical tell that relates to the strength of their hand. If an opposing player always takes deep breaths when she has a big hand, that’s a tell for extreme strength. If an opposing player always stakes his feeble hands with a flick of his wrist, that is a tell for absolute weakness.
Tells allow you to see beyond your own cards and into your competitor’s mind. Concentrate on everything that your opponent does while she bets in a hand and try to link every play to a given strength of hand. With the ability to notice tells on your competitor, the cards really do not matter. If your competitor shows you that she is weak, you are able to raise them with any hand with the understanding that he’ll drop out. If your opponent shows you that they are strong, you will be able to drop out on very strong hands. There is more to poker than just the hand you are dealt. Concentrate on your competitor’s body language and your profits will skyrocket.