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Originally Posted by answer20
1) Typically when a player makes a statement there is usually some amount of truth to it. But since you 'generally' aren't allowed to tell the truth in poker you need to sift out which parts are true. I find that players usually state the opposite of what they want a player to do ... Your player starts his statement with "Not" and yet calls anyway (opposite). Pretty obvious he's on a draw now but maybe without a pair (truth).
The second comment again starts with "Not" but coming from the previous aggressor it very well could be concern and thus he slows down by checking. This could also be a reverse tell in reaction to the first comment.
2) When a player goes silent it typically means he wants to be less obvious and not draw attention to himself or his actions. In this case a very good indicator that he does have a Jack ... and maybe two in his hand for a set!! Less likely a set simply because a player with JJ pre-Flop probably wouldn't want to draw attention to a board containing a Jack. No matter what it's very likely he hit the board .. perhaps a set of some other card?
In your 'social' environment it may be difficult to determine tells from reverse tells, especially the verbal ones, if their is that much interaction between players. GL
Thank you! Your logic seems very straight forward. Having someone explain why is easy to understand, but hard to figure out yourself in practice. Almost like difficult college classes
I really appreciate the input and will definitely help me read better in the future!