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Titanpoker.com – This hand was crucial to me finishing 4th place in a recent live event and says a great deal about tells and picking up on clues during a hand. I had been dealt (9c,2d) in the small blind, and as the action was folded around to me, I felt that should perhaps make an attempt to pick up the big blind. I raised the big blind (600) up to 2,000, which was called by the big blind.

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The flop came down (Qs,10s,3s) and I decided to make another strong bet, feeling that if my opponent did not have a reasonable sized spade or at least top pair, he was likely to fold. My 3,000 bet gave my opponent cause for thought, and I was beginning to narrow down his range of hands as he took longer to consider his options. I felt if he had an Ace or even King of spades, he would have either called or raised without needing too long to think about it. He eventually called, and the turn card came down (5s). At this point I would have really had a problem on my hands as I couldnt be sure if he had a Queen, a two pair, or had been drawing to a reasonable sized flush. Luckily for me, as the card turned over, my opponent who was seated next to me let out a sudden exhalation of breath which was audible to me. My immediate instinct was that this was an exasperated reaction to a card falling that he really did not want to see. This made my mind up for me, and I fired out 5,000 chips, to which he quickly folded.

I showed him my (9c,2d) and explained to him in the next break what had made my mind up to bet again on the turn.
Showing the good will and friendly atmosphere that is prevalent at our live game, he promptly bought me a pint, despite having lost about a third of his stack to me in that hand.www.titanpoker.com

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