[Tell] Nodding thier heads

[sillyarms]

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A "read" (other than huge behavioral "ticks" by the most aweful of players) is never a stone cold lock. They are a fluid ongoing hypothesis that either get stronger or weaker over many hands and sessions.


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When I am confident in my read and someone turns over what I expected, I sometimes nod my head.
When someone does what I expected them to do, even if they don't show their hand, I will sometimes nod my head.


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Well put. I observed it again several times tonight and I am beginning to think it generally means "you did what I expected you to do", or "well played". But you are right, it can mean other things in different contexts. By no means is any tell totally reliable but I am trying to make use of every peice of information I can.

[autobet]

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Scratching your ass could mean your weak, you're strong, your confused, you've got hemorrhoids, who knows.



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Scratching your ass usually means your ass itches. This is very reliable.

But nodding could mean many things.

[TwoNiner]

i catch myself wanting to nod when someone calls I rather they not. I think this is one that definitely could mean different things from different players, but it does come up fairly frequently.

[Iconoclastic]

When I catch a player in my home game nodding his head I tell him to wake the f up.

Personally, I shake my head when my opponents fold to my bluff. I never nod my head but logically if I did it would probably mean either my bluff didn't work or I had the goods when they folded.

[SpeakEasy]

In most cases, nodding means "That's what I thought." The nodding player is confirming something to himself -- but you still have to deduce what he is confirming to himself based on the situation.

For this reason, I try to look puzzled and confused at all times. Its not too hard. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[TheCroShow]

i nod all the time so who knows what it means. i bet out, guy calls i nod and say "man i wonder what you have, what would you JUST call me with?" i bet out, guy folds, i nod my head.

guy bets out, i reraise, he reraises..i nod my head, i chat it up with him/her...ni han sir i fold and nod my head.

in my particular case, it means jack ish other than i am thinking. with others? totally depends on the person and the situation.

[LoosenUp]

I have come across this tell time and time again. In my experience it doesn't seem to have any consistent definition. Very player specific, but once I have figured what it means of a particular player it usually becomes rather reliable.

Usually exibited when Villian makes a bet and is called. I think fish do it to seem as if "you called, yup I know what you have", they know exactly whats going on and you can't trap or fool them. Like I said player specific though.