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11-07-2008 , 06:53 PM

the.One

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I am bored so I thought I would compile a list of online poker tells to spot fish , not ones that consist of click speeds and such but much more obvious . So here it is please feel free to add.

Chat Tells:
they type "vnh" after seeing someone showing down AA
they overuse the words "donk" , "ev" , and "three bet"
they type "gl" before a match begins

Screenname / Account Image :

they have an intelli poker image
their screen name consists of the following AA , KK , rockets , any hand combination

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11-07-2008 , 06:55 PM

rizeagainst

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11-07-2008 , 06:56 PM

YouCheckRaise

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They say why wont it let me double down

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11-07-2008 , 06:57 PM

the.One

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and "sooo sick" , I think they watch too much HSP

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11-07-2008 , 07:06 PM

DonkeyFlop

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Keanu Reeves avatars mean money in my pocket.

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11-07-2008 , 07:08 PM

the.One

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Didn't mean to offend you. Sounds like a challenge, whats your best game?

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11-07-2008 , 07:10 PM

the.One

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I bet it is "no limit texas holdem" the cadillac of poker , I'm all In!!

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11-07-2008 , 07:55 PM

SallyWoo

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guys who sit alone at heads up limit tables

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11-07-2008 , 08:20 PM

DaycareInferno

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they play bad

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11-07-2008 , 08:32 PM

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HSB

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They have chat on

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11-07-2008 , 08:49 PM

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NFuego20

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People who use poker terminology regularly and have actually watched enough poker to gain a general level of understanding are already lightyears ahead of the pure gamblers I prefer to go after.

I don't think I've ever seen a supermegadonk say "three bet".

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11-07-2008 , 08:54 PM

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Huckleberry Pie

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look in a mirror lollololollhahahahalolollhaohalahohaolooloolo

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11-07-2008 , 08:57 PM

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jukofyork

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Originally Posted by NFuego20

QFMT!

I also am instantly suspicious of any player who has some semblance of poker terminology in their nick... "PrettyPinkPony" FTW!

Juk

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11-07-2008 , 09:10 PM

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jukofyork

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How to spot a HUGE nit in the Party SNGs: Look for any player who has an underscore concatenated to the end of their name, eg:

NIT_
megaNIT_
superduperNIT_
pleaseshoveintomeateverysingleopportunity_

I think it must be something from another forum and this is their way of "telling each other", but man is it a dumb thing to do...

Juk

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11-07-2008 , 09:15 PM

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DonkeyFlop

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Originally Posted by the.One

Didn't mean to offend you. Sounds like a challenge, whats your best game?

I shortstack Follow the Queen. Why do you ask?

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11-07-2008 , 09:29 PM

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Bobo Fett

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Originally Posted by DaycareInferno

they play bad

This.

/thread

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11-07-2008 , 09:57 PM

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soon2bepro

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hold on OP, let me write them down...

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11-07-2008 , 09:59 PM

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DMoogle

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Originally Posted by jukofyork

QFMT!

I also am instantly suspicious of any player who has some semblance of poker terminology in their nick... "PrettyPinkPony" FTW!

Juk

Nah even that's too obvious. Can't have good capitalization, and preferably have numbers at the end. Names work great too.

e.g. jake911

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11-07-2008 , 10:23 PM

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jukofyork

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Originally Posted by DMoogle

Nah even that's too obvious. Can't have good capitalization, and preferably have numbers at the end. Names work great too.

Hehe, yep I agree with this - a common Christian name and some random numbers on the end is probably about the best nick choice of all.

The "PrettyPinkPony" thing comes from a thread in the poker theory forum about picking names where somebody suggested it... Then shortly after I saw the nick on Party and knew instantly they were a 2p2er = OWNED!

Juk

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11-07-2008 , 10:58 PM

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99killed

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any sn with anything military related = donk.

e.g.- USMCjohn828 or PvtCplMike55 --- rock solid 100% tell.

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11-07-2008 , 11:00 PM

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99killed

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or a picture of a truck or dirtbike = ****** too

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11-07-2008 , 11:04 PM

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99killed

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displaying VIP status when its not sne

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11-07-2008 , 11:05 PM

#23

Zappa

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For your tournament life.

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11-07-2008 , 11:20 PM

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kennywawa

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Back and forth min raising. Once it gets to about a min 6-bet I figure they both are playing thier first game.

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11-08-2008 , 02:12 AM

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Rainbow Warrior

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love these 'spot bad player' threads

I try to work as many of these 'tells' into my game as possible.

Things evolve, tells change from year to year.
Anything "rounders" in sn used to be a bad player.

Table coaches and name (donk, fish) callers are still easy targets.
Obvious fools.

I like the dirtbike/truck one - might have to turn images back on...and find a good dirtbike pic for myself.

Might have to start coaching and name-calling too.

Rainbow...

Last edited by Rainbow Warrior; 11-08-2008 at 02:22 AM.

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