I saw some great piece of non-verbal as well as verbal action on episode 14 of High Stakes Poker (season 4). The first hand starts at around 5′20″ and the next one follows right after it:

Now in the first hands it’s professional gambler Sammy Farha against his wannabe-friend Jamie Gold. Sammy exactly shows in this hand why he’s the master and Jamie the student. After it’s checked on the flop they both make toppair and Sammy further improves his hand to top two pair on the river. Subsequently Sammy makes a great bet on the river first (making it look like a bluff) and then gives Gold a suspicious smile. It pays off.

In the following hand, the hand is again checked around at the flop and Sammy makes a set of deuces on the turn, while David Benyamine completes his straight flush. Farha makes a big raise on the turn and Benyamine’s speech gives him the feeling he has the best hand there. This had to cross his mind  when he calls the reraise. Good play.

Tags: body language, episode 14, good speech, high stakes poker, season 4, straight flush, top two pair on the river, verbal tells

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