Podcast appearances and mentions of zach elwood

This episode includes part of a poker tells webinar that I, Zach Elwood, did with Terry Wood, owner of PokerRailbird.com. I'm the author of three respected books on poker tells, including Exploiting Poker Tells and Verbal Poker Tells. My first book, Reading Poker Tells, has been translated into eight languages. You can learn more about my poker tells work at readingpokertells.com. Topics discussed: two important categories of poker tells; some specific examples of poker tells (including eye contact tells and how people move their eyes after betting); how tells vary when you go from lower stakes to higher stakes, and more. Learn more and sign up for a premium subscription at PeopleWhoReadPeople.com.

Media bias specialist Vanessa Otero, founder of Ad Fontes Media, talks to me (Zach Elwood) about my books aimed at reducing toxic political polarization in America. Topics discussed include: common objections to and skepticism about this work (for example, views that those working on depolarization are "helping the bad guys"; why overcoming objections is so important; how conflict makes people behave in ways that amplify the toxicity of the conflict (often without knowing it); our distorted views of each other; how our contempt can help create the very things we're upset about; and more.   Learn more and sign up for a premium subscription at PeopleWhoReadPeople.com.

On this week's show, we have the exclusive first longform interview with the 2024 champion Jonathan Tamayo. We are also joined by poker player, author and now podcaster Maria Konnikova. For strategy, we've got Jack Hardcastle discussing a heads up spot from his GUKPT Coventry victory. Zach Elwood stops by to talk about political polarisation. Plus, Barry's got all the news, gossip and scandal!

This week, we welcome to the show poker player, YouTuber, poker room owner and WPT ambassador Andrew Neeme. We are also joined by author, podcaster and live tells expert Zach Elwood. For strategy, we do a fun crossover with fellow GPI Global poker award winner ‘The Grid' as we look at a hand of Jen Shahade's from the EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty. The executive director of poker operations at the Wynn Ryan Beauregard stops by to discuss the record breaking $15 million WPT event in December. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!

BJ and Dell have a conversation with Zach Elwood about both his research (his books and videos are on gumroad) into both live poker tells as well his new podcast (People Who Read People) about the behavior and psychology of understanding people .. and occasionally political polarization. Like, comment, and/or retweet this episode's Tweet announcement @TBSTBShow between now and 12 May to be entered into a drawing to win one of three packages of all Zach Elwood's books and videos on gumroad. https://www.tbstb.com/pod050 for shownotes - while you're there, subscribe and support the show. One big blind is all we ask! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

This is a piece that I, Zach Elwood, wrote about the ways in which social media (and internet communication more broadly) may be amplifying us-versus-them polarization and extreme thinking.  Much of the mainstream coverage of how social media may be amplifying divides and making people unhappy is on product-specific features and algorithms. But what if there are inherent aspects of internet communication that amplify animosity and bad thinking, no matter the format or structure of the tool? What if "the medium is the message" in some way? This piece examines the psychological processes by which social media may be deranging us and talks about strategies for reducing unhelpful group-versus-group animosity. 

The show ends with Dara telling us about his upcoming book, another collaboration with Barry Carter, this time on the subject of ICM.

This week we are locked in and figuring out tells with Zachary Elwood. The episode begins with a look back at Dara's appearance on Zach's show ‘People Who Read People' when the pair broke down lots of useful poker tells. This chat segued nicely into an analysis of Phil Hellmuth's tells (and likely fake tells), deployed in his defeat at the hands of Tom Dwan on High Stakes Duel. From there, the trio discussed Erik Seidel's ninth bracelet win and his first online. The subject then changes to the latest instance of poker ambassador musical chairs as Krissy Bicknell departs from Partypoker while Ben Rolle (bencb) partners with Pokerstars. The trio discuss the significance of Rolle's new role as yet another prolific content creator moving into the brand ambassadorial space. Next up is the hot topic of vaccinations as it pertains to the WSOP who have flip-flopped in recent weeks as to their policy. This provokes a frank chat about the outspoken views of Krissy Bicknell, Alex Foxen and others whose decision not to get vaccinated will likely exclude them from the Series. The show ends with Dara telling us about his upcoming book, another collaboration with Barry Carter, this time on the subject of ICM.

Today’s guest on the show is the always contemplative and thoughtful “Master of Live Poker Tells” Zach Elwood.Zach is a former professional poker player, podcaster, and author, who has also doubled as a Poker Tells consultant for two WSOP Main Event final table players.His books, “Reading Poker Tells ”, “Verbal Poker Tells”, and “Exploiting Poker Tells” have been called “invaluable”, “transformational”, and “required reading for live poker”.In the same social psychology vein as his poker books, Zach has also recently been investigating the impact of social media in amplifying our divides and increasing polarization which you’re about to learn all about.Spoiler alert: It’s not your imagination, 50% of time Poker Twitter sucks everytime.In today’s conversation with Zach Elwood, you’re going to learn:How to honestly appraise your skills and abilities.Why being a Jack (or Jane) of all trades can only help you out in your poker journey. What you ought to do when you inevitably make a blunder on the green felt.And much, MUCH more!So without any further ado, I bring to you the always brilliant and insightful longtime poker pro and influential poker author, Zach Elwood.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

Zachary Elwood has been playing poker seriously for more than ten years. For three of those years, he played professionally. He’s long been interested in the psychological aspects of poker (while knowing that poker tells are much less important than poker strategy.) In 2009 he started the ReadingPokerTells blog, on the subject of tells and psychology. The site has gained a decent following over the years. In 2012, he published Reading Poker Tells, a book on general poker behavioral patterns. That book has been called the “best book on poker tells” by many players, both amateur and experienced.  In 2014, he published the book Verbal Poker Tells, which has also received high praise. Tommy Angelo, the pro poker player and author, called it “a treasure of profitable content.”  Elwood writes articles for many poker publications. He writes a monthly column for Bluff Magazine, and has written articles for PokerNews, the TwoPlusTwo Magazine, and The Freeroll. He has created poker training videos for the poker training site CardRunners.com. Find more on Zach at https://www.readingpokertells.com   And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing.   Check me out on YouTube with a livestream!  https://youtube.com/erichunley    Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/hunleyeric Facebook: https://facebook.com/hunleyeric Instagram: https://instagram.com/hunleyeric   Find me on Locals https://unstructured.locals.com/   

I interview Scott Stossel, who is the national editor of the magazine The Atlantic, and the author of the book My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind. That book is a history of humanity's understanding and treatment of anxiety, and also a personal history in which Scott recounts honestly and openly his own struggles with extreme, debilitating anxiety. I talk to Scott about what he's learned in his research and personal life about the factors behind anxiety and how we might, as much as we are able to, overcome it. I (host Zach Elwood) also talk about my own struggles with anxiety, which have taken a different form from Scott's. 

In this solo episode, Andrew discusses multiway pots, bluff-catching, tells, and “going with your gut.” Become a Patreon patron to unlock daily episodes of pure Thinking Poker strategy. Zach Elwood’s books and videos on tells Strategy We are playing 2/5 ... Read more...

The January seminar for RecPoker members was all about tells and reads. In this podcast we highlight a couple pieces of the seminar which included conversations with Zach Elwood and reviewing video from a recreational charity tournament as well as an MSPT Final Table.

An interview of host Zachary Elwood about his own aphantasia, which is defined as an inability to visualize images mentally. This is a rebroadcast of an interview from The Untypical Podcast, hosted by Visakan Pillai. Topics discuss include: aphantasia and what it's like, aphantasia effects on life and creativity, the nature of thought and memory, psychedelic drugs, visualizing in dreams, and more.

The crew chats with Zach Elwood, author of Reading Poker Tells, Verbal Poker Tells, and Exploiting Poker Tells. He also hosts the podcast, “People Reading People.” We have a chance to discuss several specific areas of tells ending with a dive into what we can use when playing online poker. Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER. The episode can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/hlcYa2vkuDA

Zach Elwood has dedicated much of his life to deciphering poker tells so us players could make sense of them. This week, he shares some of his most profitable insights and breaks down exactly what goes into extraction information from verbal and nonverbal tells in poker.

Zach is a former professional poker player whose first book, Reading Poker Tells, is often called the best book on the subject. He’s written two other books: Verbal Poker Tells, and Exploiting Poker Tells. And he has a video series that’s currently more than 10 hours of content. He’s also consulted for two World Series of Poker Main Event final table players, looking for patterns in their opponents. Zach's website - Reading Poker Tells Zach on Twitter - @apokerplayer How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker (Penn Jillette) Review of Frank Wallace’s “Poker: A Guaranteed Income For Life” Poker: A Guaranteed Income for Life (Frank Wallace) Emotions Revealed (Paul Ekman) Lie to Me Series 1 (DVD) Lie to Me Series 2 (DVD) Lie to Me Series 3 (DVD) I Know You Are Lying (Mark McClish) Don't forget, to get in touch with me either try the contact page of the site or follow me on Twitter, where I can be found at @Jenny_Radcliffe  

Topics: stand-up comedy and psychology. Poker tells author Zachary Elwood interviews Portland, Oregon-based comedian Alex Falcone about the role of understanding and using human psychology and behavior in stand-up comedy. Alex Falcone on Twitter: @alex_falcone. Zach Elwood on Twitter: @apokerplayer.

In this episode, Zach Elwood, author, former professional poker player, and poker behavior consultant, reveals the most consistent tells that he's studied over years of playing and analysis. Elliot and Zach discuss why the studying of tells will be more important in the 2018 World Series than in previous years. Listen in to hear one of the few experts on tells in the game share some invaluable tips and tricks that'll give you an extra advantage at the table. Visit The Mindset Advantage Podcast or find us on iTunes to subscribe, visit previous episodes, and learn more about your host, Elliot Roe.  Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:50 – Introducing Zach Elwood, author of 3 books on poker tells, who has helped main event final table players prepare through studying and tips 01:20 – Zach has been working on the poker tells video series and has been trying to watch the World Series 01:30 – When he watches the World Series he's always looking for tells; the earlier in the main, the easier it is to see behaviors 02:20 – The differences between Zach's 3 books 02:30 – His first book in 2012, “Reading Poker Tells,” goes into things that hadn't been talked about in terms of physical, verbal and the thinking behind poker tells 02:53 – “Verbal Poker Tells” of 2014 was longer and more in-depth; he's most proud of this one 03:11 – “Exploiting Poker Tells” came out last year and explored more physical tells, concrete analysis, and fundamental strategy 04:10 – There isn't a lot of good content about poker strategy; Zach had to do a lot of research and analysis to write his books 04:50 – He created a spreadsheet to create codes and organize patterns he saw on TV and while playing 06:05 – Some poker tell hints and tips 06:15 – Example: The famous hand between Esfandiari and Negreanu when Negreanu raises it on the flop and goes all in, and says “Thank God you didn't snap call” 06:30 – The expressing of relief after someone doesn't call immediately will almost always be a pretty honest reaction and can help you narrow down someone's hand 07:15 – “We can” statements and how he categorized hand statements; bluffers usually don't want to weaken the perceived range of their hand 08:00 – Indirect weak-hand statements, the consistency of the weak-hand patterns, and understanding underlying intentions 09:33 – A deeper explanation of the book “Exploiting Poker Tells” 09:38 – He revisited ideas that were firmer in his mind after having wrote about them 5 years' prior 10:00 – It goes into how to determine behaviors as meaningful or not meaningful 10:45 – The things he's done from outside: the video series and he worked with 2 main event final table WSOP players, Amir Levahot and Max Steinberg 11:25 – They watched old video footage of their opponents and video footage during the WSOP 11:30 – A potential game-changing tell 11:35 – The 2011 main event, Pius Heinz was the champion that year, and he was playing Martin Staszko 11:43 – Heinz had a pronounced tell where he looked down during a hand and at the flop; turns out he had pocket aces 12:30 – Zach made a video analyzing his tells and explains how to use those tells to your advantage 13:30 – It will be more interesting this year from a behavioral perspective because the players won't have a break before playing 14:00 – There will be more in-the-moment tells 14:22 – Amateur or recreational players are going to be exhausted this year while the professionals will be battle-tested 15:13 – How Zach has used what he's learned through poker in other areas of life 15:20 – He doesn't pretend to have special knowledge and doesn't believe in a correlation 15:32 – He did work identifying fake accounts on Facebook and his work was featured in the Washington Post and New York Times 16:06 – He was excited and his parents were proud, especially because he started out studying print journalism 16:40 – He was pissed about certain things happening in the world and was happy to create awareness about something others didn't know about 17:20 – He had the same sentiment about poker tells 17:35 – The issue with fake Facebook accounts 17:40 – He's been friended by fake accounts who were accepted by others in his network 18:20 – A lot of it is financial because the fake accounts drive people to websites who pay for the traffic 19:11 – In some cases the fake account's purpose is unclear; Zach doesn't think it's purely financial 20:15 – Facebook doesn't seem to care 20:40 – Zach's recommendations and tips for poker players 21:00 – Strategy is more important than tells, but if you've got strategy down and want to learn about tells, watch Zach's free videos on YouTube 21:27 – Read Zach's articles on Poker News and his first book “Reading Poker Tells” 3 Key Points Bluffers usually don't want to weaken the perceived range of their hand. Strategy is more important than tells. Identifying tells is useful, but you must know how to interpret them and read a player's intentions.  Contact/Resources Website – Reading Poker Tells Zach's books – “Reading Poker Tells” “Verbal Poker Tells” & “Exploiting Poker Tells” Zach's YouTube video analyzing Pius Heinz Zach's YouTube channel Zach's Reading Poker Tells Video Series Credits Podcast Production by Podcastily

Zach Elwood is the author of Reading Poker Tells, Verbal Poker Tells, and Exploiting Poker Tells. Our first interview with him was on Episode 14. He’s quoted in this New York Times article (Edit: and this Washington Post article) about ... Read more...

Zach Elwood is a former professional poker player and the author of two books on poker tells. His first book, Reading Poker Tells, is widely regarded as the best book on the subject and has been translated into three languages.  In addition, he’s worked as a poker behavior consultant for two World Series of Poker Main Event final tablists. He knows a thing or two about tells and body language.

Mike and I are welcoming back Andrew Pieper who we first interviewed in episode 150. Andrew has been a poker pro for the past year and, whilst he lives in a Prius, has quite an active and adventurous life. We are going over a few strategy hands inluding the second winner for the Zach Elwood video series! You can go to the strategy section at 35:00 Going pro and moving to Vegas Andrew's Twitter Lessons I learned in a year of being a pro Get your rakeback at 64spades online poker room by clicking here, and play cash games and tournaments with some of the most "Fun Players" in online poker.  Use the code HUPOKER for your rakeback. Elliot Roe asks, “What roadblocks are holding you back from playing your best poker?” Elliot’s “Mindset Coaching” can help you quickly eliminate your barriers and maximize your potential. A coach, an author, and a speaker, Elliot offers his mindset coaching to poker players at all levels. We suggest you start with the free Tilt-Buster MP3, or look at his collection of Mental Game MP3s.  If you need to be putting in more volume, then The Simple Volume System is for you.  Total Mindset Makeover? Join the Poker Mind Coach Courses. If you are a tournament poker player, you may already know about Tournament Poker Edge. This is without a doubt the highest quality, most comprehensive poker training sites available today. TPE’s pro lineup features over 35 MTT Masters, strategy articles, forums, and of course, over 1,000 poker training videos. Skip around, or take a more disciplined approach and follow the TPE University curriculum. Either way, Tournament Poker Edge is a terrific value in the poker training world.  Watch a free training video here. Check out all things poker at HeadsUpPoker.Poker.  Sign up for a coaching session with Steve, watch instructional videos, and check out all previous podcasts.  You can contact Steve via Twitter, Facebook, or email at headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com

It was such a pleasure to interview Zach, who has the most comprehensive way of explaining poker tells, having written three fantastic books on the subject and multiple video tutorials. Starting playing poker during his time in college and being interested in psychology, Zach has noticed the lack of good material regarding Poker Tells and went ahead to spread his knowledge. I highly recommend reading his books which you can find below. Exploiting Poker Tells Reading Poker Tells Verbal Poker Tells Strategy hand analysis starts at 55:20   Get your rakeback at 64spades online poker room by clicking here, and play cash games and tournaments with some of the most "Fun Players" in online poker.  Use the code HUPOKER for your rakeback. Elliot Roe asks, “What roadblocks are holding you back from playing your best poker?” Elliot’s “Mindset Coaching” can help you quickly eliminate your barriers and maximize your potential. A coach, an author, and a speaker, Elliot offers his mindset coaching to poker players at all levels. We suggest you start with the free Tilt-Buster MP3, or look at his collection of Mental Game MP3s.  If you need to be putting in more volume, then The Simple Volume System is for you.  Total Mindset Makeover? Join the Poker Mind Coach Courses. If you are a tournament poker player, you may already know about Tournament Poker Edge. This is without a doubt the highest quality, most comprehensive poker training sites available today. TPE’s pro lineup features over 35 MTT Masters, strategy articles, forums, and of course, over 1,000 poker training videos. Skip around, or take a more disciplined approach and follow the TPE University curriculum. Either way, Tournament Poker Edge is a terrific value in the poker training world.  Watch a free training video here. Check out all things poker at HeadsUpPoker.Poker.  Sign up for a coaching session with Steve, watch instructional videos, and check out all previous podcasts.  You can contact Steve via Twitter, Facebook, or email at headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com

Zach Elwood is a former professional poker player and the editor of Reading Poker Tells, but I talked to him about the articles he wrote Examining fake-American Facebook accounts posting rightwing and pro-Trump content and Top 7 signs a Facebook account is fake. We talked about a few accounts he examined including that apparently belonging … Continue reading "CO057 Zach Elwood on Fake Facebook Accounts"

Zach Elwood is a former professional poker player and the editor of Reading Poker Tells, but I talked to him about the articles he wrote Examining fake-American Facebook accounts posting rightwing and pro-Trump content and Top 7 signs a Facebook account is fake. We talked about a few accounts he examined including that apparently belonging … Continue reading "CO057 Zach Elwood on Fake Facebook Accounts"

In this episode, we consider the pros & cons of wearing sunglasses and hoods. This topic was triggered by Mike Johnson. You will hear thoughts from your host (Steve Fredlund) resident experts (Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Mike Schneider), as well as Dr. Tricia Cardner and Zach Elwood.

Host Steve Fredlund interviews author Zach Elwood, who specializes in both verbal and non-verbal poker tells.

We did this podcast with tells expert Zach Elwood back in November, but it was lost in our old feed. We thought it was cool, so we are re-releasing it. YAY!

More Great Poker Content!Learn about our partners, Solve For Why!Sign up for Solve for Why TV and get 5% off anything in the store with coupon code Justhands2019!To check out some of Zach Elwood's content, watch this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqdRrRriziA

For more great content head to http://www.justhandspoker.comTo check out Zach Elwood's video on Pius Heinz tells, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqdRrRriziALocation: Aria, VegasStake: 5/10Villain1 is 30-year-old or so woman. Playing pretty well for several hours, from what I could tell. One of the better players on table, from what I could tell. I have about $1500 and she has $1100. Villain 2 is a loose young guy seen semibluffing.Preflop: Villain 1 raises to $35 UTG+2. Hero calls ATss (no diamond) behind. Villain 2 calls small blind. Big blind calls.Flop Ad Ts 6d (140) Villain 1 bets $100. Hero calls. Villain 2 in SB calls. BB folds.Turn 5c (440) Checks to hero who bets $250 into $440. Villain 2 folds. Villain 1 calls after pretty good pause.River 7s (940) Villain 1 immediately, within couple seconds, says, “$700.” Pot was $940 (minus $5 rake).

Our fourth episode of the first season, some players refer to it as "Stu Ungar", because he won the last of his three WSOP titles in 97 with this hand. Tony & David speak with special guest, Zachary Elwood! He is the author of “Reading Poker Tells”, “Verbal Poker Tells”, & “Reading Poker Tells in 1/2 NL Cash Games”. He has even more resources on poker tells including articles and videos at http://www.readingpokertells.com.

Zachary Elwood has been playing poker seriously for more than ten years. For three of those years, he played professionally. He's long been interested in the psychological aspects of poker (while knowing that poker tells are much less important than poker strategy.) In 2009, he started the ReadingPokerTells blog, on the subject of tells and psychology. The site has gained a decent following over the years. In 2012, he published Reading Poker Tells, a book on general poker behavioral patterns, that has been called the “best book on poker tells” by many players, both amateur and experienced. Elwood published the book Verbal Poker Tells in 2014, which has also received high praise. Tommy Angelo, the pro poker player and author, called it “a treasure of profitable content.” He also did several poker tells presentations in Vegas, as part of a full-day seminar co-hosted by Jonathan Little. Elwood used a lot of actual televised poker hands to illustrate behavioral patterns that are often reliable. He writes a monthly column for Bluff Magazine, and has written articles for PokerNews, the TwoPlusTwo Magazine, and The Freeroll. He has created poker training videos for the poker training site CardRunners.com. Mental Game MP3s - http://www.pokermindcoach.com/mental-game-mp3s/

This week on The Mental Game of Poker radio show I'm joined by Zach Elwood, author of “Reading Poker Tells.” This is the first time that I've talked extensively about tells on the show. We discuss some of Zach's methods for deciphering tells from random information and how to get a handle on your own tells. Surprise surprise, there is often a mental connection to them. For more information about Zach or to pick up a copy of his book, go to his website ReadingPokerTells.com, or you can follow him on Twitter: @apokerplayer.

Tecmo and 2four talk dogs and tables, then Nixon and 2four review a hand from Tecmo’s home game. Hugging The Rail discusses the Venetian. Zach Elwood, author of “Reading Poker Tells“, goes over how to integrate tells into your game, common tells, protecting your own tells, a tell he found in Pius Heinz, and why [...]