I agree that some people empasize tells too much (especially since they're not (for the most part) available online.
I try to stay attentive to tells, but I mostly react to a gestalt perception of strength or weakness (*real* strength or weakness, given the obvious weak==strong). It works pretty well for me, but that may just be because I'm not yet playing against the caliber of players good enough to fake that well.
Oh, and I was aware that you had your winky-face on when complaining over at IHOs. Meant to make sure mine was showing when calling you a whiner. (It's interesting that it's an acceptable social interaction to make fun of somebody as a sign of affection. Kind of like the weak==strong thing.)
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Date: 2006-08-31 00:07 (UTC)I agree that some people empasize tells too much (especially since they're not (for the most part) available online.
I try to stay attentive to tells, but I mostly react to a gestalt perception of strength or weakness (*real* strength or weakness, given the obvious weak==strong). It works pretty well for me, but that may just be because I'm not yet playing against the caliber of players good enough to fake that well.
Oh, and I was aware that you had your winky-face on when complaining over at IHOs. Meant to make sure mine was showing when calling you a whiner.
(It's interesting that it's an acceptable social interaction to make fun of somebody as a sign of affection. Kind of like the weak==strong thing.)