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 we’re thinking or feeling. The chip shuffle is perhaps the most common action you’ll see at a table involving the hands. It’s a repetitive behavior and serves to calm […]
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
Every once in a while I will get this question: “How does age affect the nonverbals or poker tells?” Ten years into an AARP membership
One question I’ve been asked repeatedly since writing 200 Poker Tells is, “How do I get to where I can read others like a pro?”
Those of you familiar with What Every Body Is Saying or 200 Poker Tells know when we’re under stress, our brain requires a certain amount
In my home game, someone told me I often sniffed when I had a big hand. I don’t know if they were fooling with me,
Each day the fires within propel us into a highly competitive mode. How we prepare, react or accept the outcome is what defines us. Understanding
You’re an expert in non-verbal behavior, but surely during your studies you’ve heard plenty of comments. With the WSOP approving table talk this year, what
Last month, I noted how paying attention to the mouth could make a difference in your decision-making process at the tables. To read that article,
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