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Using Your Opponents’ Words Against Them

Ed Miller — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:05:27 +0000

People ask me questions about talking tells all the time. “While I was thinking about calling a big bet, my opponent kept saying, ‘You should fold.’ Should I have believed him or not?”

It’s a difficult question to answer because the meaning varies from player to player. Some players will say ...

Three More No-Limit Plays That Give Away Your Hand

Ed Miller — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:18:50 +0000

All poker players like to think they’re sneaky, but some aren’t quite as unpredictable as they think. Last issue I discussed three “giveaway” plays that will tell your opponents what kind of hand you have, at least if they’re paying attention. In this column I have three more giveaway ...

Q&A #86: Weak Means Strong… Sometimes

Ed Miller — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:24:01 +0000

A week ago I talked about how you can sometimes use your opponents’ words against them. In that hand, I had a decision that perhaps could have gone either way, but then my opponent said something and cleared everything up for me.

This week wahoointexas brings us another tells-related ...

Using Your Opponents’ Words Against Them

Ed Miller — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:04:19 +0000

I know many of you are eagerly anticipating the second installment of my preflop starting hand chart series. It’s still in the works, and it should be coming soon. In the meantime, I’ll share a hand I played this weekend where something my opponent said turned a somewhat tough ...