What are some tells that people have when playing online?
Since you can’t see someone while playing, tells are usually involved in the speed of someone’s actions. When someone plays very slow or very fast, it always means something, because that tells you they are being put to a decision, trying to trick you or don’t have to think about their hand at all. This should tell you many things. On the flip side, you need to make sure you aren’t giving away any tells. Most of the time, players give away tells when they are trying to act themselves. This is why many pros just give out a poker face and act the same way on every play they make. Sometimes it’s useful to put out a tell on purpose if you think your opponent will catch on to it and not realize you’re being tricky – but it can backfire if your opponent is good. I’ll be putting up an online tells article soon to address this question.
