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Originally Posted by apokerplayer
I don't feel too strongly about the first one but I think it's a bit more likely to be a value bet than a bluff. Generally strange behavior associated with a bet will be strong hands, and reading a book after betting is pretty strange. I would think it's such an unusual behavior that he wouldn't want to do that when he was bluffing, just because he'd be afraid of his book-reading making you suspicious. But I don't feel too strongly about that.
Unless it seems forced, a player returning back to his default or previous behavior (whether it is watching TV, messing with his phone, talking, watching his phone, or reading a book) tends to indicate relaxation, in my experience. This usually means strength. I would agree that this is a weak tell.