Poker Face: Mastering Body Language to Bluff, Read Tells and Win | 
enlarge | Author: Judi James Publisher: Da Capo Press Category: Book
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Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 646345
Media: Paperback Pages: 272 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 160094051X Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412 EAN: 9781600940514 ASIN: 160094051X
Publication Date: September 6, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The outcome of card games rests heavily on luck, but poker is predominantly a game of skill — and a major part of that skill is the ability to read an opponent's body language while maintaining control over your own unspoken signals. Explains each stage of lying and bluffing: James — a top body-language guru and image consultant — lays down, step by step, how to disguise your hand and unmask bluffers. By identifying body language giveaways — from posture, facial expressions, to how players hold their cards and chips — and what they reveal, we learn how to hide our emotions and give off misleading cues. Identifies four main poker "personalities": Most players display the traits of one of four different personality groups that influence how they play poker. Their verbal interactions and body language give them away. For each personality, Poker Face reveals the key physical tells that expose bluffing and winning or losing hands. |
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Great Body Language Primer January 29, 2008 Butterscotch (USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a really great body language book, hidden under a really bad cover and an equally bad title. The book is 100% useful in everyday situations but, unfortunately, the title might only appeal to people specifically interested in poker. I was pleasantly surprised that the entire book was about body language, with very little poker information. If knowing more about poker is important to you .. skip this book. I had expected things like card layouts and specific poker ramblings, but that was absent. The information is very general in nature and, although the author shows how it can be applied in poker and bluffing situations, the book is much more than just poker body language. I'd highly recommend this book for body language enthusiasts. My favorite chapter was actually the one about Stress - the author had new and innovate ideas for combating stress and I found that wonderfully helpful.
The writer doesn't know poker October 22, 2007 M. Grabanski (new york, NY USA) 9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I began reading this book at my local bookstore and found the first chapter interesting enough to buy it through amazon. After the first chapter it became painfully obvious that the writer of the book rarely played poker. She does seem to understand human behavior, but I didn't feel she connected this knowledge to the poker table. The last straw of this book came when she suggested to the reader to watch reality TV in order to hone your active listening skills. I would not recommend you purchasing this book.
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