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Online Poker Tells Survey, July 2004
“Online Poker Tells”
Research from
Victor Chandler Poker
July 2004
Contact:
Simon Prodger, Product Marketing Manager
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Online Poker Tells Survey, July 2004
Introduction
A lot has been written about poker tells – the subconscious clues that indicate to other
players, the strength or weakness of a player’s hand.
But do poker tells exist online?
In an earlier issue of our monthly newsletter, Big Slick, we explored some ideas on
online poker tells. The article generated some debate among our readers so we decided
to conduct a formal survey and see what they really thought. The research was
conducted by email and online survey during June 2004.
To give perspective, we asked respondents about both offline and online poker tells.
Results
Question 1: How often do you play ONLINE poker?
Respondents were frequent online poker players with 72% playing between 4-7 times
per week.
95% of respondents played online poker at least once per week.
How often do you play ONLINE poker?
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
4 - 7 times a w eek 1 - 3 times a w eek At least once a
f ortnight
At least once a
month
Less f requently
than this.
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Online Poker Tells Survey, July 2004
Question 2: How often do you play OFFLINE poker?
Offline poker playing, for example in a casino card room or a home game with friends,
was not as popular with respondents.
22% of respondents never played offline poker. 48% of respondents played offline poker
at least once a month.
How often do you play OFFLINE poker?
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Never 4 - 7 times
a week
1 - 3 times
a week
At least
once a
fortnight
At least
once a
month
Less
frequently
than this.
Question 3: Which of the following statements best matches your opinion about
poker tells OFFLINE?
Which of the following statements best matches
your opinion about poker tells OFFLINE?
I just concentrate on my own game
If someone does something strange I'll
notice
I actively look for tells in every player I
meet.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
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Online Poker Tells Survey, July 2004
Looking for tells played a significant part in most players’ strategy with 58% saying that
they actively looked for tells in other players when involved in an offline game. A further
28% said they would notice and react if someone did something strange. 14% said they
just concentrated on their own game.
Question 4: What do you think are the three most common tells in offline poker
Players were asked to report their top 3 from 6 recognized poker tells:
• The eyes – the length of time a player stares at his cards, his willingness to look
you in the eye, his eye pupil dilation
• Facial expression – does a player show a noticeable tic, or obvious unhappiness
when a hand is weak, obvious confidence when a hand is strong?
• Weak is strong, strong is weak – with a strong hand a player tries to look
disinterested, with a weak hand a player tries to appear intimidating
• Anxiety – physical clues such as flexing of muscles, changes in voice, chest
expanding
• Trembling hands – showing nervousness by hands shaking, usually indicating a
strong hand.
• Glancing or playing with chips – Indicating a player is already planning his
attack.
The most common of these were ‘weak is strong’, ‘the eyes’ and ‘glancing or playing
with chips’.
What do you think are the three most common
tells in offline poker?
Trembling hands
Anxiety
Facial expression
Glancing or playing with chips
The eyes
Weak is strong
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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