The sheer joy I got from telling my opponent (usually my cousin Marnie) to go fish was what made this such a great game. I think one game she kept getting every single card she asked for and I got aggrivated so I told her to go fish even though I had it and towards the end of the game she busted me for it and we werent friends the rest of the day. Oh, teh stupid things kids do.
Biggest clue to spotting a fish is how many hands they play (ie see the flop). If they think "any two cards can win" then you have yourself a legitimate catfish paying for those flops . . . if they go all the way to the river because "one more card would have made my 7-high straight" then you have yourself a nice bigmouth bass on the line 
That, and also drunk players. Had a friend that played semi-professionally and his rule was to never show up earlier than 11PM because players weren't drunk enough yet
That, and also drunk players. Had a friend that played semi-professionally and his rule was to never show up earlier than 11PM because players weren't drunk enough yet
Another way to spot a fish is when they don't understand
pot odds and implied pot odds.
For example, if you're playing no limit, and you see that someone
has called a $2 bet for a gut shot into a $5 pot, when the person
betting only has $5 left, then they've paid $2 for 4 outs when the
most money they can get is $10, and they only have a 4/47 = 8.5%
chance of hitting.
In order to call a $2 bet with 4 outs, you need be able to pull a pot > ~$24
if one of your outs hits.
pot odds and implied pot odds.
For example, if you're playing no limit, and you see that someone
has called a $2 bet for a gut shot into a $5 pot, when the person
betting only has $5 left, then they've paid $2 for 4 outs when the
most money they can get is $10, and they only have a 4/47 = 8.5%
chance of hitting.
In order to call a $2 bet with 4 outs, you need be able to pull a pot > ~$24
if one of your outs hits.
hno:
generally means a poor or beginning poker player, someone who will stay all the way to the river with any draw or ace high etc.
Though in online poker, no matter how solid you play if u suck out on someone you will be called a fish or a donk it seems (im guessing donk means the same thing, i think its trendy to say right now)
Though in online poker, no matter how solid you play if u suck out on someone you will be called a fish or a donk it seems (im guessing donk means the same thing, i think its trendy to say right now)
