Caro

[Pov]

There is a DVD version. The quality of video production is a notch about 70's porn, but the information is still valuable. I had read the book a few times when someone bought me the DVD as a present. I think I got more out of the video - seeing the tells in action, even if they are from 30 years ago, is still better than a grainy b&w photo and a description.

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi jimi:

I actually know a little about this and what you say is not completely accurate. During much of the time that The Book of Tells was written Caro was living in Las Vegas and some of the pictures were shot at the Bingo Palace which is now the Palace Station. Caro didn't return to California until 1984 when the Bike opened.

Best wishes,
Mason

[GeniusToad]

i found it to be helpful - goes a bit beyond "weak means strong, strong means weak" and gives some good specific examples. although i found the section on reverse tells very interesting, they don't come in to play much in the lower stakes live games i play in.

bottom line: in my opinion it certainly can't hurt you to have this info but probably won't help you a whole hell of a lot either. as someone mentioned earlier, having info that your opponents may have is always good and if anything it can help you examine your own tells in a new way.

[Steve00007]

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I was going to mention this. He'll say something like this tell is worth $33.17 an hour (for a game with given sized blinds). Pretty funny.


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How did he come up with those numbers?

[tewall]

I would assume he just made them up, picked them out of the air.

[NotFadeAway]

I like it a lot. Although it's true (as many posters have said) that this book will not make you a winning player, it does have a lot of value if used thoughtfully and objectively (instead of trying to "create" tells in opponents like some people do.)