Dealer Tells
The term “tell” is quite well known to any poker player. It is a physical gesture or expression that a player exhibits, typically subconsciously, which is the supposed manifestation of what kind of hand the player holds. There are numerous kinds of tells in poker but what is not quite so common are tells in blackjack. Yet they do exist – blackjack dealer tells in particular. Of course, the first requirement in making use of these tells is the fact that you are playing in an actual blackjack table with a live dealer.
Perhaps the most common dealer tell in blackjack is revealing information about his hole card. If you catch this tell, then you have much better odds at winning in blackjack. So how do you do it? It is vital that you have a keen sense of observation. You probably won’t catch this tell unless you have stayed for quite sometime and observed the dealer.
If a dealer takes some time to determine his hole card, it may be that he has a stiff card – a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. These can be easily confused with an Ace and as such takes the dealer quite some time to read. On the other side of the coin, face cards are much easier to determine. Thus, if the dealer takes only a second to determine his hole card, chances are that he has a face card.
Then again, you cannot really generalize here. Dealers are experts at what they do and they are trained to get rid of tells. Some may have them while others may not. The trick is to observe before you join the table. Then you may catch some weakness that may help you play better.
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Posted on June 22, 2007 by Nigel | Filed Under Blackjack, Tips
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