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Message: [QUOTE="t1riel, post: 422219, member: 3913"] [B][U]Reading the Table [/U]Introduction[/B]: Reading players are a huge key in winning. As explained by Harrington, not only do you have to pat attention to other players actions, you also have to conceal yours by mixing up your gameplay. This is something I think most players don't realize. They are so busy studying other playersthat they donlt think of studying themselves and use it to your advantage. [B]Physical Tells:[/B] What I find interesting here that the hand motions are the most reliable, according to Mr. Harrington. Well, to each his own because I think he is half right. I think you should pay attention to how they hold their cards and not how they throw or place chips. I always make sure that when i bet, I always use the same hand motion to place chips no matter what the situation. There is that quote about tells, "Weak is strong and strong is weak." In my experience, that's not necessarly the case. I think it depends on the person. Experience with the players you play against is the best tool, in my opinion, when it comes to reading the player's tells. [B]Betting Patterns:[/B] I have trouble in reading players so Harrington's Beginners guide to reading players, if you will, was very helpful. Try studying only two players on your left and the one player on your right. Then, as you get the handg of that, you try to expand to one or more players until you reach around the table. Anyway, betting patterns is something I've been horrible at. I tend to bet the same amount in certain situations. One time I raised to 150 when the blinds were 20/40 when I had pocket Aces. One guy called me and everyone saw how much I bet with Pocket Aces. Then, I was dealt A, K suited a few hands later. I raised it to 150 again and everyone folded. They thought I had Pocket Aces again because of the same amount I bet. That's a good thing to work in your advantage. [B]Observing yourself:[/B] As mentioned before, I need to work on this. Basically, it comes down to creating a certain table image for yourself then play the opposite to get some chips until someone catches you. One good thign to do is raise big on a certain hand and just call the next time on the same hand. How much you bet and what cards you play are the meat of how you observe yourself. [/QUOTE]

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