Category: Strategy

Joe Navarro

We learned a few poker tells lessons from 2011

The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event was amazing. It was the youngest final table and the prize money was astounding. Many thought participation would be small and yet more than 6,500 entered the main event, remarkable considering Black Friday in April and a world economy bordering on recession. In late May, ESPN invited […]

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Al Spath

When in doubt, send a scout

In poker, we’re faced with situations we’re unsure of, so we “send out a scout.” Though much like that of pinochle, this is not a

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Al Spath

Poker Skills vs. People Skills

We all do it, some better than others, but nevertheless we all approach a table with our eyes darting from player to player, checking out their body language, their regalia and eventually their chip stack. In an instant we form impressions (some wrong), as we begin processing the much-needed data to achieve a winning session. […]

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Joe Navarro

Poker tells of the neck

As I often say there are poker faces, but there is no such thing as a poker body. Somewhere on our body we reflect precisely and in real time what we think, feel, desire or intend. The neck is such an area for poker players, full of clues as to whether a player is strong, […]

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