Zachary Elwood (People Who Read People) on Poker Tells and Why Most Body Language Advice Is Wrong

Zachary Elwood (People Who Read People) on Poker Tells and Why Most Body Language Advice Is Wrong

June 26, 2026 · 46 min · Season 3

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Zachary Elwood discusses poker tells and critiques common body language advice based on his experiences in high stakes poker.

Poker tells made Zachary Elwood's name, then made him a skeptic of his own industry. Zachary Elwood, host of the People Who Read People podcast and author of the Reading Poker Tells trilogy. Join us as dig into what years of high stakes poker actually proved about deception, why most popular body language advice collapses under scrutiny, and how a game with instant feedback taught him to distrust claims the rest of the field still sells as fact. Access the free tier or go deeper with exclusive paid challenges: https://www.omniscient-insights.com/axiom https://www.omniscient-insights.com/community-home MERCH -- https://the-deductionist.myspreadshop.co.uk/all E-SCAPE GAME -- https://www.youtube.com/@thedeductionistteam Everything else you need -- https://linktr.ee/bencardall Music by Robert John Collins #Zacharyelwood #podcast #readingpeople

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Host: ben cardall

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Books & works: Reading Poker Tells trilogy

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