Archive - Zach Elwood's Poker Tells Substack

Leveling wars in poker: Reverse tells, reverse-reverse tells, and more

Uncertainty and anxiety tend to make tricky behaviors rare

Dec 8, 2024 •

November 2024

New real money poker site: Phenom Poker

Phenom has some promising aspects that might make it very popular

Nov 16, 2024 •

October 2024

Weak-hand statement combined with a double-check of cards before raise

A hand history from a $2-3 NLHE game

Oct 3, 2024 •

August 2024

Some thoughts on quick reads of opponent tendencies

Plus: some tells of weakness from a calling opponent

Aug 1, 2024 •

July 2024

In 2023 WSOP, a seeming statement of relief when a shove wasn't snap-called

Final hand from that year's Main Event has some interesting verbal behavior

Jul 4, 2024 •

June 2024

Thoughts on inducing weak-hand statements from bettors

Some thoughts on when to ask "You got x hand?" of a bettor

Jun 14, 2024 •

May 2024

Update: I'll be posting poker clips on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook

Just a heads-up: I've decided to spend some time posting some poker tells content on social media.

May 31, 2024 •

March 2024

Rounders writer Brian Koppelman on my podcast

We talked about verbal poker tells in Rounders, the creation of Rounders, and more...

Mar 16, 2024 •

January 2024

Examples of verbal misdirections when betting

Misdirections are verbal statements that attempt to distract opponents from a speaker's true motivations.

Jan 18, 2024 •

October 2023

Reading loose, relaxed behavior from people in the real (non-poker) world

On a hugely reliable behavioral pattern in all areas of life

Oct 29, 2023 •

June 2023

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