Great Online Poker Tips
Online tells tend to be more tough to see than live poker reads. In live poker you can often look-at a player and know if they want you to call or not. trusted online bookie (check), look-at their blinking icon all you want, but it's not going to sweat or smile at you. On the other hand, you'll find some fairly consistent tells you can look for. Here will be the few tells I put some stock in and play from regularly.
The No Think Postflop Bettor. This is the guy who raised preflop and put out a post flop bet so fast that you wonder if he's human. There's no way he could have examined the board and thought about things before he threw out that bet. What does this mean? More often than not it means he's bluffing. Think about it. Even when you have AA, you should have to think a little, look-at the flop, consider simply how much you can make off the next bet, etc. Nearly every hand in poker requires thought EXCEPT for the bluff that you committed yourself to make ahead of the flop was even dealt. Now he may have AK and it's a continuation bet. He may have a great deal of hands that could improve. Or, he may have a mid pocket pair. Though the bet screams, "Fold, please fold". Maybe you should fold. Maybe you should not. In contrast, this really is very often a sign of some weakness.
The Slow Click Bettor. This guy is the opposite of the quick bettor. He more than likely has a great hand. If he normally plays at a regular pace and he, all of a sudden, had to think before betting; then he's calculating the amount to bet. When do you do that? Whenever you have a hand and want to: eliminate drawing odds, figure the top value bet to make, decide the best way to keep people paying to play, etc. So be careful of this guy and realize that he may have a monster hand. Note, though, that online you'll find occasions when someone simply wasn't paying attention or had connection issues that cause a slow bet. But do not assume they're weak simply because they took a while to think. Often that is a sign of strength.
The Habitual Slow Player. Watch what cards are shown by the end of each hand. Remember who bet and who raised. When you spot someone who didn't raise AA or KK preflop, mark them as being an habitual slow player. Everyone slow plays a hand every once in a while. If you hit a set with pocket pair, etc, maybe you will check/call the flop. However, someone who consistently will not raise preflop a legit raising hand is definitely an habitual slow player. Keep that in mind. If he shows a willingness to fold on the flop when he misses, you want to be cautious. And if he comes out of the woods with a big, unexplained bet late in a hand, then you may want to think three or four times before calling his bet.
The Suited Sucker. As soon as someone turns over Kx suited start thinking "suited sucker", unless he was on the blind. Look-at his position, the earlier his position the more of a suited sucker he is. Keep that in mind and watch out when he turns in to the "Flush/Draw Chaser."
The Flush/Draw Chaser. This really is an easy player to spot. They love chasing draws cheap. Watch them to find out simply how much they are willing to pay (as a % of the pot) to draw, then act according. If you want them to fold, bet more. If you want to pull them along, bet less. If a draw hits and they come out of the woods with a big bet or raise, then say "congratulation on hitting your draw" and fold.
