Success in poker is part luck, part math, and part subterfuge.
While the math of poker has been refined over the past decades, the ability to read other players and keep oneâs âtellsâ in check has been mostly learned through trial and error and can take a lifetime to master.
But now, by using ex-FBI special agent Joe Navarroâs insights into body language, illustrated with World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuthâs in-game examples, players will be able to decode and interpret other playersâ nonverbal communication while concealing their ownâbecoming human lie detectors and the most feared players at the table. Reading People: Learn the same nonverbal observation techniques a 25-year FBI special agent used to track criminals and international terrorists.Body Language Breakdown: Go beyond the âpoker faceâ to find the truth in a playerâs feet, hands, and postureâwith real-world examples from Phil Hellmuthâs championship games.Concealing Your Tells: Master a robotic, repetitive table image that hides your intentions, bores your opponents, and makes you impossible to read.Spotting the Bluff: Identify the high- and low-confidence tells, pacifying behaviors, and âfreezeâ responses that reveal when an opponent is bluffing, and when they have the nuts.
Phil Hellmuth Presents Read 'Em and Reap - Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins & Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
By Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins & Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Success in poker is part luck, part math, and part subterfuge.
While the math of poker has been refined over the past decades, the ability to read other players and keep oneâs âtellsâ in check has been mostly learned through trial and error and can take a lifetime to master.
But now, by using ex-FBI special agent Joe Navarroâs insights into body language, illustrated with World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuthâs in-game examples, players will be able to decode and interpret other playersâ nonverbal communication while concealing their ownâbecoming human lie detectors and the most feared players at the table. Reading People: Learn the same nonverbal observation techniques a 25-year FBI special agent used to track criminals and international terrorists.Body Language Breakdown: Go beyond the âpoker faceâ to find the truth in a playerâs feet, hands, and postureâwith real-world examples from Phil Hellmuthâs championship games.Concealing Your Tells: Master a robotic, repetitive table image that hides your intentions, bores your opponents, and makes you impossible to read.Spotting the Bluff: Identify the high- and low-confidence tells, pacifying behaviors, and âfreezeâ responses that reveal when an opponent is bluffing, and when they have the nuts.
More by Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins & Phil Hellmuth, Jr.