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A treasure trove of behavioral information to give a huge edge over the competition, this guide teaches how to read tells—the subtle ways in which opponents betray themselves through body language, table talk, chip moves, eye contact, and more—in order to increase chances of winning in poker. Tells are rarely obvious and it takes concentration to find them, but this book shows how to identify them and use them to an advantage to exploit others' weaknesses and win pots by betting or raising at just the right time.
About the Author
Randy Burgess is a freelance author, a book doctor, a writing consultant, and the author of two other poker books. He was first introduced to poker when he was a newspaper reporter, and after two decades, his favorite cash game is no-limit hold’em. Carl Baldassarre is an author, an advertising copywriter, and a creative supervisor at the OgilvyOne advertising agency in New York City.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Introduction to Poker Tells,
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This review is from: Ultimate Guide To Poker Tells (Paperback)
Mike Caro's Book of Tells is a well known classic in poker literature. When you open Caro's book, the first thing that will strike you is how old the photos look, and then you realize that it was written more than 20 years ago and focuses on draw poker. All this to say that there is no doubt that the topic of poker tells was due to be refreshed.Burgess' Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells does a fair job in that regard. It focuses on Texas Hold'em (limit and no-limit), but it also covers other popular poker games like seven-card stud and Omaha. It includes and comments on several quotes made by various poker authorities, like Doyle Brunson, on the specific topic of tells. This is in my opinion the main strength of this book, as it provides the insights of several poker players and no only those of the authors. However, the Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells is fairly short (less than 170 pages if you do not count the glossary) and it leaves you the impression that it is only an introduction on the topic of tells. It covers and discusses most common tells only. I would also have hoped for more illustrated circumstantial problems to resolve by the reader (there are only 10 in this book). It would have also been relevant and useful to cover betting patterns in this book, since tells will often need to be analyzed in consideration with betting habits. It should also be noted that the author mentions that he has only played a few no-limit tournaments, so there might be some insights that are missing on this aspect of the game. I would recommend reading Caro's book over this one, as Caro's book is oriented on problem solving, which in my opinion is a better approach to learn on poker tells and psychology. Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells is nevertheless a very interesting read, although it is not detailed enough in my opinion to become a classic of poker literature.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great poker book on tells,
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This review is from: Ultimate Guide To Poker Tells (Paperback)
I have learn a lot from this book. At must read if you are serious at making it in the poker world.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
it was a good idea...,
By J. Rubino - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Ultimate Guide To Poker Tells (Paperback)
I wavered between a 3 and a 4 rating. If you don't have Mike Caro's "Book of Tells" you will find some good stuff here; if you have the "Book of Tells" you are going to think you have an updated version. It is well written and well organized. As a "Tells" book it is not bad, but the majority is borrowed and thus unoriginal. The authors, who I feel it important to mention, are primarily writers and not poker players(taken from their own "bio" material from the book). They have collected and re-written the tells information from other published works and added a small amount of original material. The original material is a small part of the book and nothing "definitively" new.Collecting tells information from numerous sources and presenting it as a single source is a very good idea; unfortunately, in my opinion they dropped the ball on what could have been an even better book. My own notebooks contain many tells not even mentioned in this "Ultimate Guide". If they were more serious players or diligent author/ researchers they would have provided us with a much richer and and more complete book of tells, given their title. If it is your first tells book it gets a 4; if not it gets a 3. I don't think it is a bad book, I just don't feel it lives up to it's title or presents any new or especially useful material that is not mostly covered in Caro's book. The addition of "angle plays" may be quite helpful to newer players and is good advice for protecting your cards and yourself at all times. The book has several merits that Caro's book does not, but Caro's book still holds up surprisingly well even after over twenty years. All in all a helpful book although a little short as "The Ultimate Guide" to tells. 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, but it doesn't have anything really new.,
By M. R Turner "zenresistance" - Published on Amazon.com
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The strategies and facts in the book are well-presented and well-written, and there are several good tidbits of information inside... But as far as being what its title suggests, well, I reckon it's good marketing. It does provide much of the information from Caro's original "Book of Tells" and expands on some of it, but as I wrote a moment ago, it doesn't have anything that someone who's been playing live (not online) poker for a year or so wouldn't know already -- other than a few bits here and there.I'd recommend this book to beginners and studious amateurs. 10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eye-opening Book Helps an online player shift to casino play,
By S. Carroll "Stelidan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ultimate Guide To Poker Tells (Paperback)
I am an online player and therefore very familair with hand percentages, pot odds and basic betting strategy. However, in a live game I sometimes feel a little out of my element. This book opened my eyes to much of what I needed to pay attention too. To fully appreciate the book, you must have a pretty good knowledge of the game, but the book was helpful in that it put a lot of what happens at a live table in context. One would think some of the observations are obvious, but knowing what to look for and pay attention to truly does allow you to better trust your gut and instincts during a game. I don't even look at my cards until I have to anymore. Rather I study the table based on techniques garnered form the book. Not only do learn about the other players at the table through observation, but it helps you set up a strategy for your own behavior when its your turn. Bottom line...highly recommended for the fairly new but serious player.
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