Verbal Poker Tells: “Will you show if I fold?”
- By Zach Elwood
- June 7, 2014
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Excerpt from Zachary Elwood’s new book Verbal Poker Tells, available now online and in some bookstores “Will you show if I fold?” The question “Will you show if I fold?” … Continue Reading →
Tells: Immediate Verbal Responses
- By Zach Elwood
- April 20, 2014
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Players who have made a significant bet and who make immediate verbal responses are more likely to have strong hands. One sign of relaxed speech is that it flows freely, … Continue Reading →
Bluffing, Anxiety, and Stillness
- By Zach Elwood
- February 20, 2014
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When animals are in danger, many have an instinct to “freeze”. It’s a physiological response to fear: the deer-in-the-headlights reaction that we’re all familiar with. And this is how many … Continue Reading →
Poker Tells: Hesitations When Betting
- By Zach Elwood
- January 20, 2014
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Amir Lehavot was one of the November Nine at the WSOP Main Event final table this year; he placed third for $3.7 million. A couple weeks before the final table … Continue Reading →