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Studying Guy Laliberte’s poker tells, Part 2

A second post about Guy Laliberte’s possible poker tells, this time delving back into some footage from High Stakes Poker, the Big Game, and some tournaments, all from several years ago.

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One Drop Tournament: Guy Laliberte’s poker tells

First of a series of posts on Guy Laliberte’s possible poker tells. Covers some general Laliberte poker history and focuses on his performance at the $1 Million buy-in One Drop poker tournament.

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Phil Ivey talks about poker tells

Phil Ivey recently did an interview with Nolan Dalla where he said he thinks a lot about the facial expressions of his poker opponents.

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2011 WSOP: Martin Staszko’s (Possible) Poker Tells

An analysis of Martin Staszko’s physical behavior in his heads-up confrontation with Pius Heinz at the 2011 WSOP. Mainly, I talk about the relative amount of relaxation and muscle movement in Staszko’s mouth and face when he had a good hand compared to when he had a vulnerable hand.

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Poker tells at 2011 WSOP Final Table: Pius Heinz’ eye-contact tell

A look at a significant poker tell exhibited by 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Pius Heinz.

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Looking down quickly when betting a weak hand

Some thoughts on a limit player who had a reliable tell of looking down at his chips for a second when he was betting with a vulnerable hand.

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Facial expressions of strength and weakness

Analysis of Jeremy Sisto, the actor, and his facial expressions when he has good hands and bad hands. He is a good stereotype of a very beginner-level players who puts on extreme emotions of displeasure when he has a good hand and a more neutral, stoic expression when he’s vulnerable. Most players will not exhibit tells this extreme, but it’s a good starting point to recognize more subtle tells.

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