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In poker, a tell is a detectable change in a player's behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player's assessment of his hand. A player gains an advantage if he observes another player's tell, particularly if the tell is unconscious and reliable. Sometimes a player may fake a tell, hoping to induce his opponents to make poor judgments in response to the false tell. For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ...
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A tell may be common to a class of players or unique to a single player. Some possible tells include leaning forward or back, placing chips with more or less force, fidgeting, doing chip tricks, or making any changes in one's breathing, tone of voice, facial expressions, direction of gaze or in one's actions with the cards, chips, cigarettes or drinks. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
Examples of other well known tells include:
- A player who believes his hand to be weak, hoping to bluff, may throw his chips into the pot forcefully and with a direct gaze at a player he hopes to discourage from calling.
- Shaking hands, flush face or racing pulse may be the result of adrenaline caused by a player's excitement about a strong hand.
- A player with a strong hand may subconsciously keep his hand over his cards and look back at them often. This is attributed to a natural tendency to "protect" that which one considers valuable.
- Disinterest, leaning back, casual conversation or otherwise acting meek or mild may mean the player is attempting to disguise a strong hand.
- A forceful, aggressive or loud demeanor, or any other display of confidence, may mean the player is attempting to disguise a weak hand.
// In the card game of poker, to bluff is to bet or raise with an inferior hand, or with a hand believed to be inferior. ...
Epinephrine (INN) or adrenaline (BAN) is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. ...
Usefulness A player's tell gives information only about that player's assessment of his own cards, and hence is reliable only when that player has accurately assessed his own hand. An unskillful player may reliably give information in a tell, but that information may be an unreliable guide to the player's hand if the player cannot assess the strength of a hand in a particular game.
In popular culture David Mamet's 1987 movie House of Games includes as an essential part of the plot a discussion and visual reference to the tell. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. ...
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The movie Rounders contains an even more subtle use of strategy: at one point, "Mike" discovers that his opponent changes the way he eats a cookie after betting an especially strong hand, and after using that knowledge once, Mike reveals to the opponent that he has discovered this tell. Mike's tactic works: although his revelation eliminates the usefulness of the tell itself, it upsets his opponent so much that it disrupts his subsequent play (q.v. tilt). Rounders was a 1998 film starring Matt Damon as a professional poker player. ...
Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental confusion or frustration in which a player knowingly adopts a sub-optimal over-aggressive strategy. ...
A popular reference to poker tells also appeared in the episode "Casino Night" of the US TV-series The Office: Dwight believes that Jim coughs every time he has a strong hand, but Jim really coughs only to make Dwight fold, because Jim knows that Dwight believes that coughing is Jim's tell. This article is about the USA version of The Office. ...
See also Poker strategy is a complex subject. ...
In sporting terminology, to telegraph is to unintentionally alert an opponent to ones immediate situation or intentions. ...
References - Mike Caro (1994). Mike Caro's Book of Tells. Carol Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0-89746-100-2.
Mike Mad Genius Caro (born May 16, 1944) is a professional poker player, pioneer poker theorist, and author of poker books. ...
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