Posted Fri May 25, 2007 3:36 pm GMT by Jauron
I have a buddy I play with, I've taught him a lot overall so I understand his style and I seemed to be good at picking him off when he bluffs. I couldn't put my finger on what was giving it away though. Over the course of a the last few sessions I have put my finger on it, and the tell is VERY reliable.
So the moral question kicks in, do I tell him about this tell that nobody else seems to be picking up on or do I just go on exploiting it?
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Posted Fri May 25, 2007 3:46 pm GMT by AHBrownell
If its a friendly game, I'd probably tell him. I don't think you play friendly games to make money; you play for the fun of playing a game together. Obviously if you are playing in huge MTT on the WPT or something, you shouldn't tell your opponents information to make them better against you, but I think improving each other's games is part of what makes playing a weekly game between friends fun.
Posted Fri May 25, 2007 4:01 pm GMT by tame_deuces
Naw, take his monies.
Posted Fri May 25, 2007 5:07 pm GMT by Geno
| tame_deuces wrote: | | Naw, take his monies. |
+1
Posted Fri May 25, 2007 10:16 pm GMT by UrAteUp
| AHBrownell wrote: | | If its a friendly game, I'd probably tell him. I don't think you play friendly games to make money; you play for the fun of playing a game together. Obviously if you are playing in huge MTT on the WPT or something, you shouldn't tell your opponents information to make them better against you, but I think improving each other's games is part of what makes playing a weekly game between friends fun. |
This is poker Son and not Tiddly Winks. To tell him of his tell is like comiting suicide. He pays for lessons just like anyone else. You can tell a friend his breath stinks, his wife is cheating on him or tell him his kid smokes pot. But you just can't tell him he has a poker tell. I mean would you rather he give his money to you, or some greasy haired douche bag at the local casino? Your giving poker a bad name AH... 
Posted Sun May 27, 2007 6:44 pm GMT by jeffonline
Don’t tell him unless someone else picks up on this tell. He will always think and treat you as the master.
Posted Wed May 30, 2007 4:27 pm GMT by K-rug
I had a friend like this. I kept it to myself for a while. Then one day a few guys asked how I knew so I told them all of his tell. I even posted it on my blog (those were the days... ahhh) that he read.
He never caught on. Finally after taking him to the cleaners one to many times the good angel won the battle and I told him. The best part was when he asked if anyone else knew. All the regulars raised their hands.
The thing about tells is, unless the person is extremely disciplined they will keep doing the same thing. If they stop doing that particular tell it WILL be replaced by something else.
Posted Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:07 pm GMT by Jauron
I told him about the last one, I guess this one remains with me, at least until someobody else starts picking him off.
Posted Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:47 am GMT by Cyberhwk
| K-rug wrote: | I even posted it on my blog (those were the days... ahhh) that he read.
He never caught on. Finally after taking him to the cleaners one to many times the good angel won the battle and I told him. The best part was when he asked if anyone else knew. All the regulars raised their hands.
The thing about tells is, unless the person is extremely disciplined they will keep doing the same thing. If they stop doing that particular tell it WILL be replaced by something else. |
WELL...
...WHAT WAS IT? 
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