Poker bluffing laws

• Poker players are either acting or they aren't. If they are acting, then decide what they want you to do and disappoint them.



• Players often stack chips in a manner directly indicative of their style of play. Conservative means conservative; sloppy means sloppy.



• Poker players often buy chips in a manner directly indicative of their style of play. Flamboyant- means flamboyant; guarded means guarded.



• Any unsophisticated player who bets, then shares his hand while awaiting a call, is unlikely to be bluffing.



• A trembling bet is a force to be feared.



• In the absence of indications to the contrary, call any bettor whose hand covers his mouth.



• A genuine smile usually means a genuine hand; a forced smile is a bluff.



• The friendlier a bettor is, the more apt he is to be bluffing.



• A player glances secretly at his chips only when he's considering a bet — and almost always because he's helped his hand.



• If a player looks and then checks instantly, it's unlikely that he improved his hand.



• If a player looks and then bets instantly, it's unlikely that he's bluffing.



• Disappoint any player who, by acting weak, is seeking your call.



• Disappoint any player who, by acting strong, is hoping you'll pass.



• Players staring at you are usually less of a threat than players staring away.



• Players staring at their cards are usually weak.



• Players reaching for their chips out of turn are usually weak.



• A weak player who gathers a pot prematurely is usually bluffing.



• When a player acts to spread his hand prematurely, it's usually because he s bluffing.



• If a player bets and then looks back at his hand as you reach for your chips, he s probably bluffing.



• A forceful or exaggerated bet usually means weakness.



• A gentle bet usually means strength.



• When in doubt, sit behind the money.



• When tells conflict, the player is acting. Determine what he's trying to make you do by his most blatant mannerism. Then generally do the opposite.



• A misdirected bet is almost always a bluff.



• Beware of sighs and sounds of sorrow.

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