Don't Base Your Reads on Avatars

I do judge who I play against because of the Avatars and also the handle they choose to play with. When you come across someone with the handle `eatuup1by1` with a picture of shark it does provide a bit of a profile.

Even the way you stack your chips says something about you. Of course it is an indicator, still a guess or even a deceiving plan. But combine all the pieces of puzzle together and you have a bigger image.

I choose cash tables just from avatars. You dont know how many times I won a hero call just because avatar and bets screamed I am playing against an underage kid.

Someone having an avatar of a little cute puppy? Hello soft guy and nice to meet you. Someone have a hero from some console game? I expect them to be under 30 years old. Someone have an avatar with their kids? Hello family guy. I expect you to dont be a donkey and know what im saying with my bets.

I actually saw a video where some people based some assumptions on username. But I find that to be a flawed practice because most sites only allow one username per person.

Avatar and name give a small insight on personality. As far as how your opponents see it, its all psychological. It may or may not impact how they judge your gameplay or skill. :icon_rr:

For me, there is no difference with which players I will need to play or the avatars they have, for me it's important to focus on the game and try to win chips or money from them!

HUD statistics (of course if i have played enough hands with the person) are much more important to me than username, avatar or nationality.

I think You are absolutely right...
You must judge each player seperately...
Probably even when playing against twins...

On the other hand I have never seen a player
using the shark avatar who was not a complete donk