Books on Poker Tells

Verbal Poker Tells, is a  guide on how poker players inadvertently disclose details about their hands through speech. This work draws from a variety of popular poker broadcasts such as The World Series of Poker and High Stakes Poker, offering insights into players’ verbal cues. Critics have praised the book highly, with Tommy Angelo highlighting its unique and invaluable content, Andrew Brokos likening it to a detailed study of poker players’ verbal slip-ups, and Mason Malmuth affirming its immediate and long-term utility in improving one’s poker strategy.

“Exploiting Poker Tells” marks the final installment in Zachary Elwood’s highly praised trilogy, Reading Poker Tells. This book sheds light on the practical aspects of poker, tackling questions such as the factors behind successful poker reads, which behaviors are crucial during decision-making, and which can be disregarded and the reasons for it. It not only reinforces concepts from his earlier works but also introduces new ideas, offering insights into common opponent behaviors. J. Hase mentions in an Amazon review, “The only books that I absolutely will not share with my poker buddies.” Similarly, Dan Podheiser highlights the book’s effectiveness in providing strategies for understanding opponent tendencies.

This book is considered one of the top ten poker books ever written and is a must-have for any serious player’s collection. The author, Caro, shares the secrets of reading tells – physical reactions that give away a player’s hand – including shrugs, sighs, shaky hands, eye contact, and more. By understanding these tells, you can determine when opponents are bluffing or not, based solely on their behavior. The book features over 170 photos of players and play-by-play examples of these tells in action. These insights will provide you with a significant advantage.