{"id":1358890,"date":"2020-01-23T03:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T03:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/?p=1358890"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:41:08","slug":"poker-timing-tells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-timing-tells\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Timing Tells – How Can You Make Better Decisions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You raise from the button in a tournament with J-10o. The big blind calls after a couple of seconds. You are both 60 big blinds deep. The board comes 8h-4h-3s. He checks to you. You bet half-pot, about three big blinds. He calls. The turn is the 9 of clubs. He checks to you. What do you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, tell me, what does the guy have? Tell me, how do you know that? What did his timing give off there?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the most reliable poker tells<\/a> you will ever get, and it\u2019s also available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guy taking just a couple of seconds to call shows he did not need to think about his action. What hands would need to think about their action there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, if you had a set or an overpair, you\u2019d need to think about the dangers of smooth calling with flush draws and straight draws on the board. You\u2019d have to at least consider fast-playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That would take you more time. 10 seconds. 15. When a guy takes three seconds there, he has a draw or a pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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