[kuzu-b @ Jul 25th 2007 3:33PM]

It's a common misconception that tells work best when reading the eyes. Tells manifest themselves the most thought table habits and hand movements, and you can't hide those. Notice that in tournaments it's mostly the amateur and mid level players that put all that crap on, not the pros. Sunglasses or not, you aren't going to pick up on a Phil Ivey tell. In fact, I would prefer he wore glasses while playing him, his stares are very intimidating.

[Erick @ Jul 25th 2007 3:39PM]

About table habits. One of the most important tells are betting patterns, and that can't even be hidden if playing online. Some people always check big hands on the flop, then bet big on the turn, others always bet out with big hands. They can change from hand to hand, but many don't because they are comfortable with their betting patterns and don't change too often. A skill is in learning when to mix it up against different opponents, to make them not know what your bet means.