To determine another player's hand by observing their actions.
To guess what down cards another player has.
The important skill of top level players to anticipate their opponent's shots by watching them hit the ball.
To guess your opponents holding using his action.
to determine the coming actions of another player. Often a defender's assignment is to read and react to a play. A defensive linemen would therefore attack the blocker with contact, then attempt to ascertain from the blocker's actions where the play is going and pursue the play. For example, the offensive player positions through either head or body movement that he is trying to block the defender to the left. The defender reads this, and reacts by fighting against the pressure and pursuing the play.
A very important skill for a poker player. To read someone is to know how they play, notice their tells, betting patterns etc.
To make an educated guess on what an opponent holds in his hand.
evaluating a player's style or attempting to guess what cards he has
Making a guess on what you think another player has.
To determine the strength or weakness of a players hand by observing behavior.
Having a read on someone means that you've picked up on something significant about the way he likes to play his hands. " From a read I picked up earlier, I knew that he slowplayed trips on the flop, so his bet did not mean that he had the case 8. Instead, he was likely either semi-bluffing a draw or he was betting a small pocket pair. I raised."
To read someone is to have a good idea what their cards are based on the way they play (or by spotting tells).
The act of one player attempting to uncover another players gambling tactics.
An assumption of the hand one player is holding made by another player.
The art of identifying another player's tells and analysing his play in order to determine his pocket cards.
v. n. Studying opponents to ascertain their strength. Can you read her? Did you get a good read
the skill of detecting information about the strength of an opponent’s hand by virtue of their habits, mannerisms and body language. A player is said to have a “read” on someone
When you can work out the strength of a playerâ€(tm)s hand from their actions.
The ability for a player to recognize an opponents tell and change their strategy accordingly to maximize their winnings.
To try and determine, using logical deduction, your opponent's card or betting strategy
To try to evaluate an opponents hand based on their betting action.
To make your best guess at what your opponentâ€(tm)s hand is
To read a player is to determine whether they are bluffing or not, by assessing their style of play.
To evaluate another player based on body language and betting patterns and then use this information to make your play.
The act of determining whether an opponent has a good or bad hand.
Determining what hands your opponent is likely to have based on the way that they are betting and the cards on the board
A player, who thinks he knows why another player has made a bet, will be trying to 'read' his actions and mannerisms, to determine his possible cards.
To determine the possible hands of your opponent.
To have a good idea what another player's cards are based on how he is playing or through spotting Tells.