When do you look at your cards. And Why?

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A guy who wears sunglasses doesn't necessarily slow down the table, unless he waits until it's his turn to act, slowly peeks at his cards..tic-tok tic-tock, looks up and stares down the opener looking for a tell..tic-tok tic-tock, shuffles his chip into stacks... tic-tok tic-tock, and then disgustingly throws his $4 in the pot. Believe me, I've seen it happen. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Of course it doesn't take very much time to efficiently look at your cards and act, but if everyone does it, it DOES slow down the game. The tells given off by a player when looking at his cards are generally so insignificant in low limit poker that I believe there is no real reason to reduce the number of hands per hour by even one hand. Unless you're playing 15/30 or higher, save that particular World Series move for TV.