The way they bet their chips

[NavyFC]

When I stack my chips I don't put an even amount in a stack. Meaning I don't make every stack equal say $100. That makes it too easy for my opponents to count them. So, if you have two stack the same size and you count one of them then you just multiply that by two for your bet. Just makes counting quicker. But, that is just why I do it.

[Jackass_man]

Why wouldn't you want them to be able to count the amount of bet? The dealer is going to count it anyways since you can't call a bet if you don't know the amount.

[Tuff Luck]

Yea I don't find counting chips a big deal. Let them know I got the big stack.

[Defendant]

To me its also a thing of making sure I bet exactly how much I want to bet. Granted, the courtesy factor comes in too, letting everyone else know.

Defendant

[johnbaker]

yea that annoys the hell out of me.... in a perfect world everyone would announce their bet amount first, then push it out there, but whatever... people who just grab big chunks like that havent been very successful when i watch, so whatever

-jB

[eddo31]

i always stack my chips very neatly. maybe i am just very anal at the table, but i always keep them in uniform stacks, and i bet very neatly as well.

playing limit it clearly isnt as big a deal, but i find that when playing no limit, having uniform chip stacks help me bet more efficiently, and with no wasted motion. i dont really think that the extra motion might give off a tell, but i dont want to be fumbling through my chips in order to bet the right amount.

[Aequitas58]

Sidenote: IIRC, According to Caro's Book of Tells, you must be a very conservative player. He says that people who stack their chips neatly (and bet neatly) usually characterize people who play tight and conservative. He adds to that: those who are all over the place, tend to take more risks.

Take that for whatever it's worth.