Poker Tells or Pool Tells
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There was a guy that came into the room I usually play in a couple of weeks ago that I suspected might be a little better than what he seemed because he was trying way too hard to have some of these banger tells. Really laying it on too thick. Nobody went near him with a penny while I was there.
There are some good players in Poky. I don't play much around there though. I get most of my action out of the area
Pangit
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The sure sign that they can play is when they hit a crisp stun shot. That’s my tell. Everyone can roll a ball. But if a player stuns a few balls, that means they worked on developing that shot. Anyone that stuns the cueball well is usually a very good player.
My mentor was a stone cold hustler.
He told me very early on to never try to look like a pool player or you couldn't make a dime.
I had no pre shot routine , stroked the ball 3 times this shot , 6 times next shot.
Only drew the cue back about 4 inches and almost never went more than half way through the cueball.
It worked perfectly!
Every one I ever played was convinced I was a D player, and all the time I was really a C minus!
Always remember ...weak means strong and strong means weak......unless the guy you are playing knows this saying.
Also, pot odds don't mean diddly when you are drawing dead.
He told me very early on to never try to look like a pool player or you couldn't make a dime.
I had no pre shot routine , stroked the ball 3 times this shot , 6 times next shot.
Only drew the cue back about 4 inches and almost never went more than half way through the cueball.
It worked perfectly!
Every one I ever played was convinced I was a D player, and all the time I was really a C minus!
Always remember ...weak means strong and strong means weak......unless the guy you are playing knows this saying.
Also, pot odds don't mean diddly when you are drawing dead.
You know, staying down a long time is very hard for me. So one day a new guy at the bar watched me play and told his wife that there is no way the I could beat him with my fundamentals and that I was jumping up way too early.
Well, after 2 table runs in a row and barely letting the guy shoot in the other games, he walked away $70 lighter. LOL
I agree that it's best to stay down until every ball drops into the pocket, but on a bar table, I'm just too inpatient when I'm sure that the ball is going in.
You should make this your sig line.....it’s a good one.
in addition to what's been mentioned thus far, I think as a general rule, how well someone plays is inversely proportional to how much shit they drag around... 4 cues, a bridge, 2 gloves, 8 kinds of chalk etc = banger. 1x2 and one properly worn piece of chalk= watch out.
So, blaming a guy for you missing cause his cue is sticking out of his case and you were watching the cue instead of the table you were playing on would be a tell? lol. Cant wait to hear more stories about him getting knocked out:thumbup: he almost added me to his "I got knocked out by" list. Lmao.
Hope you are doin good
Jason
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A related topic is ways to disguise your game. I know a guy who can play pretty good with an odd bridge I've never seen anybody else use. The theory is some people see the weird bridge and don't see the stroke. missing balls but leaving no shot, etc and assume the guy is a banger.