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Alan, thanks for that clarification. I myself was inaccurate enough to mean Big Blind when writing BB. In times when LHE has lost its popularity at cost of NLHE, is there actually a point in measuring NLHE games by PTBB?

Kräht der Hahn auf dem Mist ändert sich das Wetter,
oder es bleibt wie es ist.

Asians over 50 are always bluffing.

the majority of the time this is true, but sometimes you will be surprised

playing 1/2 a few years back, i raise QQ and get a few callers

flop Qxx and i bet and get one caller,

turn K and as im deciding what to bet i see the other player grab for his chips. i know this player to be pretty tight and doesnt play big pots without big hands. im pretty certain he had something big on the flop (min of top pair) and i decide if hes not calling a PSB hes not calling anything, so i decide to shove to make it look bluffy.

he thinks for about 10 seconds and mucks KQ face up.

+1

Semi serious question: For a casual player, is it ever worth trying to figure out other players' tells?

I feel like I would be better off paying more attention to my own bets, or at minimum, how much the other player bets and when. Seems like after those two things, then maybe I worry about my own obvious tells.

Trying to divine secrets by looking for minute details in other people seems like the road to folly.

Kobold Esq I like what you stated above for my part I have to much trouble reading the board to try reading the player at this point

Whenever i play 1/2 this is what i do. Usually doesn't work so well.

[ ] anybody in this thread is talking about online results
[x] nl players(especially live ones) frequently talk about wins and losses in Big Blinds

this made me loled

what tell does shades give to other players?

A pretty reliable tell is when villain increases the amount of betting units required to continue play.

Something like that.

As facetious as this may sound it's actually something I use in tourney's sometimes. When you are in a spot where the right play is to shove with ATC, why bother looking at them, just pretend! If you don't how strong you are how can anyone else!