Joe Navarro, a former counterintelligence officer specializing in nonverbal communications and behavioral analysis with nine-time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Hellmuth presents the next evolution in poker strategy--becoming a human lie detector at the tables.

Success in poker is part luck, part maths, and part subterfuge. While the maths of poker has been refined over the years, the ability to read other players and keep your own "tells" in check has been mostly learned by instinct and practice. This book helps to decode and interpret other players nonverbal communication while concealing your own.

Autorentext

Joe Navarro, MA, served as an FBI special agent in counterintelligence and counterterrorism for twenty-five years. A recognized global expert on nonverbal communication, he is the international bestselling author of What Every BODY Is Saying and Be Exceptional. He consults for major corporations and governments worldwide. Navarro has been featured on the TODAY Show, CNN, Fox News, and other major outlets, and he lectures frequently around the world on human behavior and influence. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Marvin Karlins received his Ph.D. in psychology from Princeton University and is senior professor of management at the University of South Florida. He is the author of twenty-three books and most recently collaborated with Joe Navarro on Phil Hellmuth Presents Read 'Em and Reap.

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. is a ten-time World Series of Poker Champion and all-time leading money winner at the World Series of Poker. In addition to appearances on the Discovery Channel, E!, ESPN, and Fox Sports Net, he has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Time, and Esquire. Phil also contributes to Gambling Times Magazine and writes for many poker websites. He lives with his family in Palo Alto, California.

Klappentext

very great player knows that success in poker is part luck, part math, and part subterfuge. While the math of poker has been refined over the past 20 years, the ability to read other players and keep your own "tells" in check has mostly been learned by trial and error.

But now, Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer specializing in nonverbal communication and behavior analysis—or, to put it simply, a man who can tell when someone's lying—offers foolproof techniques, illustrated with amazing examples from poker pro Phil Hellmuth, that will help you decode and interpret your opponents' body language and other silent tip-offs while concealing your own. You'll become a human lie detector, ready to call every bluff—and the most feared player in the room.

Zusammenfassung
Success in poker is part luck, part math, and part subterfuge. While the math of poker has been refined over the past decades, the ability to read other players and keep one’s own “tells” in check has been mostly learned through trial and error and can take a lifetime to master. But now, by using ex-FBI special agent Joe Navarro’s insights into body language, illustrated with World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth’s in-game examples, players will be able to decode and interpret other players’ nonverbal communication while concealing their own—becoming human lie detectors and the most feared players at the table.