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Originally Posted by entirecircus
I got burned by this the other day. I couldn't decide if his all-in was a total bluff or not when the flush came, and he was super staring me down doing all he could to radiate strength. Decided it was strong-means-weak and made the call. Of course he had the nut flush.
In his book Elwood says that tell usually represents strength. He explains why on pages 149-151 (he doesn’t say it’s 100% though, of course). On page 150 he writes “there’s a big misconception that players who stare at you are probably bluffing.”
I think his books are better than any other books I’ve seen on the topic. However there is some inconsistent stuff because people are different and like any book on body language would say, it helps a lot to study the person you’re trying to read.
Some of the best stuff I’ve seen from him is in his videos. And in any of his books/videos when he talks about a particular tell he explains why players will do it. Sources I’ve seen from other authors don’t do this nearly as well.
Last edited by Steve00007; 06-23-2021 at 01:49 PM.