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deck 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Hat lifting to ventilate

A

Men will suddenly lift up their hat to ventilate their head when they are struggling with something, are stressed, or have concerns. Look for other confirming tells such as tense face, high shoulders, etc.

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2
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Ear lobe pulling or massage

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soothing = doubt or hesitation

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3
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head scratching

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soothing / pacifying = have doubts, stressed or concerned

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4
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running fingers through hair (men)

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sign of concern or doubt

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5
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playing with hair (women palm out)

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comfort display = they are strong

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6
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playing with hair (women palm in)

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pacifying behavior = stress or discomfort

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7
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ventilating hair (women)

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women ventilate their hair by lifting up their hair quickly at the neck when concerned or flustered. if they do it repeatedly they are very stressed

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8
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pulling hair (hair, eyebrows, facial hair)

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stress, trouble, insecure

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9
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nodding their head on the flop / Rocking

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look for this to appear anytime after the flop, subconsciously they are acknowledging their strength. many of us do this when we recognize something is correct.

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10
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patting their hair down with the palm of their hand

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soothing under stress or confronted with a dilemma

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furrowing the forehead

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person is insecure = doubt, weakness, ect

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12
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eye brow narrowing

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concern, dislike - can be a very fast expression and very suttle

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13
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forehead massaging

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doubt or concern = marginal hand

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14
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forehead tension

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need a baseline, but if the muscles are tensed up, something is wrong, they are weak or stressed

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15
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quickly covering their forehead with a hat or vizor

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suddenly affix their head gear to cover their forehead = strength / something worth protecting

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16
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pressing their hand against their forehead

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soothing = doubt or weakness

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17
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pulsing temple vein

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this can be strong or weak, key is that there is something else going on - look for soothing or strength supporting tells

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18
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relaxed eyes

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comfort and confidence

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19
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eyebrow arching

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sudden eyebrow arching is a sign of something good - when they are checking their cards or on the board

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20
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pupil dilation

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I like what I see - strength when they see their hand or a turn card

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21
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constricted pupils

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something we don’t like - negative

22
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quickly squinting

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bad hand or are doing something they don’t want to do.

23
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closed eyes

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sign of discomfort and “blocking something out”

24
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sudden covering of eyes

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negative, hiding, weak hand

25
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covert look of interest

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strength - if they are trying to look disinterested but can’t help but look at what you are doing, they are strong.

26
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suddenly hiding behind their face

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weak - only if its sudden and out of character.

27
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sudden increase in blink rate

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stress - usually is when someone is weak

28
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quivering under the eyes

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stress and discomfort

29
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eyes shut and rubbing the bridge of the nose

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pacifying and blocking - they are weak and uncomfortable.

30
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wide eyes frozen

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stress and surprise

31
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Nose touch

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touching your nose with your index finger is usually a stress reliver and is a pacifying response.

32
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Flaring of nostrils

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strong - players who are strong and are just waiting to pounce will usually flair their nostrils in anticipation.

33
Q

crinkling of nose

A

dislike or displeasure - usually done preflop when they don’t like their hole cards, and is very quick and extremely accurate. LOOK FOR THIS WHEN LOOKING PREFLOP

34
Q

Playing with the area right above the upper lip

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weakness or uncomfortable

35
Q

index finger on the side of the nose and held there

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deep in thought, they have a decision, usually a mid strength hand

36
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covering nose (and sometimes mouth) suddenly

A

weakness, the just realized their hand is weak. flop turn or river just changed their hand

37
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Nose held high

A

very strong - can be seen more in european players, but anyone can show it.

38
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Fingers to lips

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weak - insecurity or doubt

39
Q

plucking of lips

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associated with fear or doubt - pacifying

40
Q

narrowing of lips

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weakness and concern

41
Q

Lip compression

A

very accurate indicator of stress or concern

42
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unwillingness to uncompress lips when being asked questions

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high degree of stress or concern. need to test this for a baseline. lips must be compressed, not just silent.

43
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lip quivering

A

stress and fear.

44
Q

upside down mouth

A

very strong indicator. when the corners of the lips are downward, things are bad.

45
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loud, short exale

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stress or frustration

46
Q

exhaling with puffed out cheeks

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stress and frustration

47
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prused lips when looking at hole cards

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very strong tell, don’t like what they see

48
Q

tongue jut

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very strong tell. when the tongue quickly juts out between the teeth without touching the lips, the player is strong and anticipating something. trying to get others to put money in the pot

49
Q

fake smile

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smile goes toward the ears instead of the eyes, eye muscles are not used. sometimes only uses one side of the face. weak or bluffing

50
Q

Real smile

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engages the eye muscles and will have the corners of the mouth turn upwards to the eyes

51
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whistling while waiting for the other person to act

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they are weak - pacifying behavior

52
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holding breath and staying very still

A

bluffing

poker tells (2 decks)

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