I keep looking for someone to look a their cards and exclaim "Oh my GOD, what great cards!!!" Shaking uncontrolably would be about the same. But until then, I'll just live with the tells that I CAN spot.

I too am very observant of everyone's ticks. I have gotten into the habit of not looking at my cards when they are delt, but looking at other people. I look at their eyes and their chests (for breathing) I have not gotten my hands on Caro's book of Tells to know about everything I'm looking for, but I'm getting pretty good at reading.

I'm also very observant of what I do when I have good cards. That is probably where my tells are. I bounce my knee a lot, just a habit (I'm doing it right now) but I usually think about this and stop when I have good cards. I need to start thinking about what I'm doing all the time rather than just when I have good cards.

Another quip I read was how you bet (again, this only applies in live games) If you call a big bet with your smallest denomination chips, that says that you are just putting in the chips that you are willing to lose. It's a big sign that you have a weaker hand (draw, second pair, etc) However, if they call with their larger denominations, they are pretty confident of their hand, watch out for slow plays here.

I have tried to trick people by smooth calling. First I start counting chips to see where I am in the game (am I up? How much? Can call with winnings?) That usually guarantees a maximum bet the next round. It(like all the other psych outs) don't work all the time, but they work enough.