When it comes to poker, the neck is something you don’t want to ignore, especially when it comes to pacifying behaviors. Those are behaviors that
Sometimes we perform behaviors that shout, “I need help… I’m having a really tough time or things are truly bad.” These behaviors go beyond the dour face or the slumped shoulders you might see throughout the day. They’re more poignant perhaps than compressed lips or a furrowed forehead; these are behaviors indicative of high psychological […]
Every once in a while a reader takes the time to let me know of their success using information from my articles, which is what
Here are my top 20 thoughts on poker tells • Getting a baseline of behaviors on opponents is critical. It will enable you to better assess if opponents are weak. Watch them when in play and out and note everything about them. • Changes in behaviors (tells) mean changes in thoughts, feelings, perceptions or intentions. […]
By now, you’ve noticed there’s no end to the things we should look for at the poker table to give us a clue as to
I recently tweeted about an article that had appeared in Psychological Science conclusively showing poker players are more successful in picking up bluffing tells if
All of our sentiments are reflected in our bodies … and the mouth is no exception. When we’re strong, confident and relaxed, it shows in our lips as well as when we’re weak or nervous. Good reason to keep an eye on your opponent’s mouth … and to cover yours. The mouth is the primary […]
In poker, most players focus on the face, but hopefully you’ve learned the whole body speaks and the hands have a lot to say about
What’s one thing we use every day that adds so much to our lives, but yet we rarely think about it? It’s something we often
The eyes exquisitely reveal, in real time, our true sentiments: joy, pain, happiness, loneliness, concern, disdain, dislike or disapproval. They’re formidable communicators of feelings, including
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