Online poker tells are not like live ones. The only things you have to go on are betting patterns and time intervals between actions. If you notice that a player always acts fast, and suddenly they are pausing on the river before betting, they’re usually trying to induce a call and have a good hand.

Another common one is when the player decides to start using the auto-play buttons. You make a bet and they have the raise button already pressed, to make it look like they have the nuts and will raise anything. If the player hasn’t been using these buttons prior to this, they are most likely bluffing.

The old “I have to leave” after the all-in move is a classic. A guy gets pocket aces and goes all-in after he writes in the chat that he has to leave the tournament, like he’s giving away his chips.

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