Zachary Elwood's book Reading Poker Tells has been called the best book on the subject of poker behavior by many poker players, both amateur and professional. This is the first book in his poker tells trilogy, following by Verbal Poker Tells (2014) and Exploiting Poker Tells (2017).
This book will teach you how professional poker players analyze the facial expressions, body posture, physical gestures, and verbal statements of opponents in a live poker game. More importantly, it will give you a mental framework for thinking about and remembering poker tells by emphasizing how common situations can be similar or can be different (for example, the big difference between a Post-Bet situation and a Waiting-For-Action situation).
Reading Poker Tells also contains other tips on general poker psychology, including methods for deceiving and manipulating opponents, and ways to stay "unreadable". Many people have said that the greatest value they got from this book was in being able to eliminate some common tells that they were unknowingly displaying.
REVIEWS
"Reading Poker Tells is one of the most helpful poker books I've ever read." - Andrew Brokos, pro player, co-host of the Thinking Poker podcast
"Reading Poker Tells is far and away the best book on live reads. I recommend it to everyone." - Max Steinberg, pro player, 4th place WSOP Main Event
"Elwood has established himself as an authority on poker tells. His book is the current gold standard." - Ed Miller, pro player and poker author