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Originally Posted by Flopdanuts
I hope this makes sense. I've noticed that sometimes players will verbalized a bet amount with the connotation of a question. "$30?" For example. Has anybody noticed what this typically means? Does it mean nothing? It's almost as if they are asking "will you call 30?" Or "will you fold for $30?"
I hope what I'm asking is making sense. Just something I've noticed but never really taken note of a pattern with it.
Yeah, the general meaning is that it's a strong hand. It's just an unconscious leak of relaxation; wanting to express a little uncertainty. Bluffers are unlikely to want to sound uncertain or make uncertain sounds.
I don't think it's that meaningful early in a hand, when bets are small, but for larger bets it'll be pretty generally useful. That said, I hardly ever hear it above very small stakes, like $1-2. Or else if I do here it it'll be someone who consistently speaks like that, whether weak or strong.