Daniel Negreanu Proves Why he is a Poker Tell Master

[@AlexDuvall]

I mistakenly said "Alexandria" instead of her correct name "Alexandra" this entire video so if you're watching *Alexandra, my bad!

[@AJCsr]

That's a tell, Alex ! ❤ 🤣

[@rufuspipemos]

Don't worry about, this video is gold!

[@ProdDMMD]

Hot diggity dog. This place is magnificent! - Negan

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

"Allow myself to do the full Hellmuth" 😂😂😂

[@Ange65230]

Best line ever…EVER…..”Sorry I can’t hear you over the chips!”

[@roodflo3080]

No

[@noahhirons8223]

No

[@seneca4670]

No

[@nommchompsky]

YUP!

[@jamesevans2507]

Reddit joke. Cringe.

[@pastramionrye247]

I get so excited that my hands start to shake when I am dealt pocket aces in live poker. To avoid giving anything away, I fold them preflop half of the time, so that observant opponents will think my shaking is a mix of strong and weak hands.

[@AlexDuvall]

1000 IQ level play

[@pastramionrye247]

@@AlexDuvall I'd love to have Negreanu watch me toss pocket aces into the muck preflop and see if he can read me. Folding aces preflop makes me unreadable.

[@dipinderpanesar5646]

@@pastramionrye247 ahaha thats crazy

[@topofladder]

Hand shaking is actually a less usual tell you barely see it but when people have big hands lol a full house and stuff and they betting lots of chips they will start to shake a bit uncontrollably because they excited not because they nervous

[@BibinVenugopal]

Don't fold pocket aces, just shake ur hand when u get a weak hand and fold it

[@bsheaves]

My advice to anyone that is trying to avoid giving live tells, take your time with every decision you make, and pick a spot on table the focus your eyes. Avoid looking at other players until you get more comfortable playing with strangers. You won't be the life of the party but you'll be un-readable to recs and most regs

[@AlexDuvall]

Yeah starting at one spot or covering your face during a big spot is always good

[@webguy943]

I find it easily to give reverse tells. The brain cant help but react giving off tells so to try to turn that off is difficult. I give reverse tells n even the same tells when im bluffing n when i got it. Dnegs is right tho. Mosyt recs wont even notice. Hell most recs wont even look at u lmao.

[@mrhumble2937]

That sounds boring.

[@superfreeeeeak]

...that´s what i do, focus on like the middle of the table and cover my mouth. Cause that´s where i get most tells from other people.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

this is very good. also try to keep the time per decision point close, timing tells are given off often even by otherwise good players. i don't mean take a LONG time on every decision, but say 5-10 seconds or something like that. or whatever it is, keep it similar all the time.

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

He clips at the end of Daniel are hilarious lmfao

[@AlexDuvall]

Legendary

[@whiskeybuddha1995]

Daniel Negreanu is easily one of my favorite pros. His presence at the table is so awesome. And obviously he’s one of the best to do it

[@santaclause3487]

Folds k high on a Ace high board…. He’s a god

[@duncanglen3452]

😂

[@perapoker]

K high, in a headsup match is pretty good

[@AlexDuvall]

Turn a king or queen, you often have the best hand in HU!

[@santaclause3487]

@@perapoker if ur playing Linus or Polk

[@harolddecapodian2308]

He was in position with the betting lead on an ace high board and check/folded you mean…..

[@Sammybaby]

The end of the video 😂😂😂

[@mojoofo]

I was like Damn Daniel

[@Humble316]

10:09 😂😂 I laughed so dang hard at Daniel there…

[@ewallt]

What I noticed is she thinks a lot when she has a decision to make, and not when she doesn’t, making it easier to infer what she has. It takes some time to learn to do things in the same rhythm regardless of whether the decision is easy or difficult.

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Probably a chess habit that has carried over.

[@ewallt]

@@UnconventionalReasoning I don’t think it has to do with playing chess so much as not playing poker.

[@MarkAnthony-wl5vo]

@@ewallt yeah she got dumb tells still

[@dontpanic15]

ya. i just always take my time unless its an easy lay down. if you look perplexed the entire time its hard to tell lol

[@ewallt]

@@dontpanic15 Good one!

[@Biomirth]

Daniel has always been one of my favorite game players, not just poker. He's authentically interested in the human condition, his own, others, the world. His advice about allowing your feelings some space to be felt is a kind of wisdom that comes with age and is very hard to teach.

[@dylanchurchill1094]

Daniel described major Buddhist mindfulness practice here. And very well. No wonder he’s a poker pro! Love that

[@rufuspipemos]

Thich Nhat Hanh, right there!

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

the hand example at just before the 8 minute mark isn't a good spot to say he'll call since she looked weak, negreanu's got the 2nd best hand possible, heads up, when she entered the river with around an SPR of 1 (meaning he'd NEVER fold his hand regardless of her "tells" in this example).

[@randomaccessfemale]

It's always nice to observe a master in his craft.

[@AlexDuvall]

Live tell master

[@qlow5956]

My guess for what Daniel saw: it was a combination of her pausing, focusing on something she seemingly liked (a lot), disengaging from the friendly banter, letting her smile retreat somewhat quickly, then checking BEFORE looking at his next move. All subtle to the novice, but obvious flags to a seasoned pro.

[@RyanTheRedeemed]

Dude has wisdom and applies it in the moment. Thats awesome

[@MelThorburn]

My cousin was once alone in a lift with him in Vegas. He loudly passed wind and didn’t batter an eye. My cousin would have well have been invisible.😂

[@ShawarmaBapo]

The real tell was her smiling when looking at her cards but the smile immediately turning into a devious “I’m trapping u” smirk

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

"The full Hellmuth" 😄

[@robtownsend3058]

He called a rise with queen, ten honey. 😂 Never change Phil. It's too funny

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

I like to see if their eyes focus and hone in on the flop or if they just have a blank uninterested stare. Can sometimes tell from that if they connected to the flop at all or not.

[@JeffSpalding]

Watching him freak out in the end made my day! I’ve never seen him like that ever! Hhahaah

[@nishantthaccker1173]

This is why sunglasses are your best friend at the poker table!

[@timq6224]

some people have exploitable live tells. A guy I used to play with used to double clutch his cards when on a draw. The flop was low, so I knew he had low cards but didn't hit. I called him down with Qhigh -- poor guy lost his mind after betting all 3 streets.

[@Davepq100]

Nice example. Thanks for sharing

[@benshiotsu8553]

The mouth can smile but the eyes never lie.

[@topofladder]

Well tells will give away the strength of your opponents cards and although poker players try and hide tells they don’t know their giving a lot of info when I used to play a lot of poker I would notice people doing stuff that would let me get a at from hands pretty easily

[@awesimo4684]

So what number tell is rubbing you fake eye until it bleeds?

[@sageseymour3462]

2:15 one the video "try to guess" you looked at your chips right after calling pre flop. Plus he was already reading, I would've did the same as you tho

[@luf4rall]

When you've already mastered all the techniques and strategies then the final step is control of your emotions.

[@NathanPeeler]

She basically told him she had a good card with 'he's in my head', and it seemed so genuine like a continuation of the chat they'd just been having. After that he knew she had at least some high cards so when an ace came on the flop there was a good chance she's made a pair so he should fold

[@YOU_IN_A_TUBE]

Very cool video! He says the SAME THINGS on one of his 'Master Class' classes! Amazing player

[@peterortell6887]

She checked and then looked straight at him to see what he would do and Daniel just started laughing. Eyes gave it away.

[@superfreeeeeak]

interesting, i didn´t see her glance at the chips, but her face right afterwards was telling me like "i have something supercool, but i can´t talk about right now, but you´ll see later"

[@james_robnett]

Exactly. Her face was basically a huge "I'm checking and I )(#*@) dare you to bet"

[@Phattyasmo]

5:49 Nevermind the difference in pupil size, holy crap.

[@mpression1]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who cusses up a storm during online play. Lol

[@Vincent.V.]

Didn't know Daniel was an Iron Sheik fan ! His tribute at the end is on point 👌🏼

[@OMS1manshow]

If you want to avoid tells, play without tendencies. Most people have this “book” mentality so it’s easier to spot tells. If your range is anything, even the great ones won’t trust their read. Only problem is you have to show your cards sometimes to let the table know you’ll play anything and in any way. If you do the same thing every time you have the same cards, it’s going to be easy to spot tells.

[@AG-ur1lj]

The best ‘fake tell’ imho is feigned impatience. Assuming it works at all, it’s only something you would use when you’ve got ‘da nuts’ and you’re hoping for a call. The idea is that assuming you’ve been calm & collected all game, a smart player might see an impatient sigh + eyeroll and think you’re starting to crack. A winning hand isn’t worried, it’s too busy praying the opponent will call. Or they’re an oblivious player and maybe being impatient pressures them into rushing their decision. Of course, the most likely outcome is still neither of those. Most players are too busy basing their decision on their own personal feelings about risk. They won’t even think yo base a decision on _your_ feelings

[@bevrosity]

thats how i deal with tilt every day. and him bein pissed at the end is because hes just mad that hes not playing live poker

[@GOML1112]

as the ancient chinese proverb goes "never go full hellmuth"

[@chriscruciat2469]

Both Romanian 🇷🇴 background. Negreanu means the black one in Romanian. Botez means Baptized 😂

[@tjtinaj83]

Love this. It’s funny you say about the chip gaze. I have always picked up on this, I usually say there was a hesitation. Wanting to bet out but don’t. Didn’t realise people do this automatically. It’s made me fold and I have known in which streets someone was thinking of betting or raising. I can tell even when someone is sitting right next to me.

[@natedavidoff668]

I love Daniels play so much. He is the goat of live reads. 😊❤

[@MmaMadman85]

Alex getting under Hellmuth's skin is beautiful.

[@jimg5669]

I only just watched that long (8hrs) ~2 year old vid over a few days last month. Damn but the Poker Brat was in classic form. What a jackhole that "man" can be! 😛

[@cbmtrx]

I could watch a whole channel of just poker pros talking about tells, strategy, and emotion control.

[@Now_or_Never_777]

lol… the outro is just epic lmfao

[@MikEEEB32]

Daniel is my favorite player. He may not be the goat but he’s by far the most entertaining😂

[@KimLelievre-o9g]

On the Daniel's (KQ) and Botez's A6 two pair? She was in a good mood and laughing and all of a sudden, got serious on flop, like she hit something and was trying to figure out how to play it.. (Was fun to see my old self/message, from 5 months ago)"wtf was I talking about???" LOL

[@MertAyse-o2h]

4ra ke promotions bhi kaafi acche hote hai, World Cup T20 ke time to aur bhi achi deals milengi

[@ketgremlin8776]

Is it an obvious tell to start rubbing one out under the table when you get pocket aces

[@Kanishka-b6p]

1:24. Alexandra looked at the pot, then her chips, and then decided to check. That was her tell.

[@R__K]

Comical how Phil tries the "do you know who I am?" bit... at a poker table where the furthest person away is like 5 feet. 😂

[@smurfslut487]

Dude reminds me of a Edward Norton character but I can’t figure out which

[@raystanley9263]

I'm so glad you said that about "faked tells." Even live people can't read their damn cards, much less tells. Well done, sir.

[@miked4309]

actually when players reach for chips it means they have nothing. they dont want you to bet. i dont know how many times ive called a persons hand....the key is following your read and not call when you know they have you beat. sometimes we call to see if we were right. i learned about tells from the mad genius of poker, mike caro btw.

[@vengeance8924]

i disagree with not putting alot of effort into fake tells. I have been playing poker for 10 years over the board and i can tell you, when you are around ppl that know you and the tendencies you might have, it is absolutely invaluable. HOWEVER, playing against ppl that do not know you, it might be better to simply play legit. The reason why is because they could interpret your gimmicks in a different manner than what you think it will make them see. Against ppl that know you: invest in fakes agianst randoms: focus up and play good fundamental poker

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

I wouldn't worry about giving away tells so much since most people won't recognize them anyway and for the one guy who can always seem to know when you are bluffing or seems to beat you in every pot I refer to them as the "nemesis" player and do my best to stay out of their way.

[@AlexDuvall]

Agree

[@UKMessi1]

The pause that she was thinking to bet, but a folding hand she would have been quicker with what she wanted to do with the hand, something like that

[@mpirron1]

thing is that online tilt was yesterday

[@sly0509]

The problem with Negreanu is he can look at you, tell you exactly what you have, know he's beat and he will still call.

[@SezaiAhmet]

Sahi bola, 4rabet pe kaafi baar jeeta bhi hu, World Cup T20 ke time aur bhi jitne ka chance hai

[@georgepavlov1656]

Not rocket science, she glances at her chips.

[@JT-he7fw]

New Meta: full face Botox for poker tells

[@CiphecDec]

I think the tell without reading chat or finishing the video yet. She was smiling when the cards laid down, and then closes her mouth still smiling with closed mouth

[@ElGoogKO]

- you dont win with your hand - you win by knowingf the other's hand Best case is the QQQQ vs 9999 match, where the 9999 guy was so into his own hand he considered himself a winner and didn't spend a second to think of the other guy.

[@ZehraAysel]

4rabet ke interface bhi bohot smooth hai yaar, World Cup ke time aur maza aayega

[@DesignsByAbarca]

8:04 dammit daniel

[@OldManBadly]

Unless she is really, really good at it, the friendly banter thing and the smile thing will get her in a lot of trouble, She has a very expressive face and that means that all of her emotions are out there to see. I am confident she does better online than in person as a result. So her real job is learning how to be the same smiling casual baner person while absolutely burying her real emotions and thoughts. Not sure that is going to be easy for her.

[@Top10TipsforSportsBetting]

Love the video!

[@noway9991]

becuase we're talking, that is his magic, he gets you talking or at least interacting with him

[@pugsnhogz]

Honestly Daniel is great and all but the fact is Alexandra has no table presence in this setting. I've seen her perform better on full ring livestreams, but heads-up with this legendary figure she was clearly feeling out over her skis the entire time-and as a result, her body language and demeanor were pretty transparent. It was not hard to tell when she was weak, pro or not!

[@Mossy5150]

Great example of choosing the right game to play. Even if someone bank rolled me to play heads up against Kid Poker, I'd decline knowing I was just going to hand the money over fairly quickly.

[@mjriemen]

Mike Caro was the first one to figure out the eyes to chips tell…

[@TurgayOnder-w2h]

Last time 4rabet pe game khelte waqt jo jitni hui thi wo yaad hai, is baar bhi kuch waisa hi hone wala hai lagta hai

[@MLATX512]

I wonder if you discipline yourself to do the exact same thing on every hand. For example, always look at your chips. Make it almost a ritual what you do as every hand is played and do it the same way every single time. That way it isn't exactly a fake tell, it is just a consistent routine that doesn't give any actual information.

[@richboyprado]

I started playing poker during the pandemic here in NYC. I imagine the mask went a really long way

[@TayfurNazim]

Aur 4rabet ke admins bhi toh bahut helpful hote hain, sab problems solve kar dete hain

[@2dTones]

thanks this was very helpful! Now if I ever play Negreanu and see him take three deep breaths, I'll know he just got done calling me every name under the sun internally :)

[@NaimeHatice]

Bhai 4rbt pe game khelna kaafi easy hai aur paise bhi jaldi milte hai, ab to bas World Cup ka intezar hai

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I've always been good at reading people, on or off a poker table, it's because I naturally watch everyone. When I'm playing live poker I'm almost always looking at anything but the cards, if i'm in a hand with someone my eyes are on them almost 100% of the time. Often I've made my decision before I've even looked down at the flop because of the reaction of my oppoent. I'm no Dnegs, but my poker results are way better live than online and its alomst 100% down to being sat at the table with them.

[@SidV101]

I’ve always thought I was good at reading people, now I’m tempted to give poker a try just to test myself and see if I’m right lol

[@roberthuber2770]

1:28 she was cheesin with the A 6 suited

[@YelizMuserref]

Haan yaar, mast hai, 4RA ke events toh hamesha excitement se bhare hote hain

[@_flcy]

"peace yall, tilt"

[@soupafi]

He's a Jedi. Change my mind

[@SelimMustafa-x6m]

Aur 4ra ke games bhi toh kitne diverse hain, har din kuch naya milta hai

[@danielgoldberg2129]

I’m an amateur photographer and I always try to get my subject to laugh while taking portrait photos because the fake smile is so obvious, especially when seen side-by-side with a real one.

[@bojnebojnebojne]

Smiles are very easy to detect because when we smile genuinely our whole face including our eyes smiles with us, not just our mouth. The fake smile is something many actors are very bad at

[@utube343434]

What was that last part with Daniel? That was hilarious!

[@Johnny318-qw2lc]

His hair has truly been a Benjamin button situation

[@SnowQuaker]

Idk why some people dislike him. I think he’s very talented and humble all things considered. I mean. Look at Phil

[@YavuzFiliz-q9h]

4rabet pe har ball ka tension aur bhi mazedaar hota hai jab sab milke dekhte hain aur bhi azaa ayegana bhai

[@Meh-qe4rw]

8:17 doesn’t matter she’s bluffing or not. Daniel had a straight 2345(6)

[@jonasjorgensen8759]

Yeah and? She couldve had 6,7

[@Meh-qe4rw]

@@jonasjorgensen8759 could, should, would but didn’t mate. Daniel won the hand.

[@jonasjorgensen8759]

@@Meh-qe4rw yeah ofc but you said it didnt matter if she bluffed but it did matter. Because if she had 6 7 she wouldve won. Hope that helped:)

[@Meh-qe4rw]

@@jonasjorgensen8759 There you go with the ifs. You have some sort of denial or gamblers addiction? Who has the winning hand? Daniel. It’s as straight forward as that. Would you fold with a straight? No. Hope that helps! If it doesn’t, go get some help :)

[@Meh-qe4rw]

@@jonasjorgensen8759again you with the ‘if’. But she didn’t. Daniel won with a straight to six. It’s that simple. Time for a reality check. Cope harder. :)

[@firghteningtruth7173]

For the fake smiles, you don't need to look at eyes. In fact, when I learned to fake smile (I rarely do it any more, I hate the social convention, actually) I instinctively learned to create those wrinkles. Just look at the smile itself. If a smile is bigger, it's usually the real smile. This is because when you are fake smiling, you subconciously "try not to overdo it." While if you are ACTUALLY smiling, that thought never crosses your mind. There are obviously exceptions, like sleazy car salesman, that go WAY TOO BIG. But, generally, when someone fakes a smile they "try not to make it TOO BIG because they are concious of it. When you really smile, it's unconcious, and you smile much larger. Something I noticed when I had to teach myself to fake smile when I was young. It works like 95% of the time. There is also the "twinkle" in someone's eyes and face. It's subconcious when you are happy.

[@ZehraOmer]

Bhai 4rabet ke events ne toh humein ekdum family bana diya hai

[@goskawow1943]

This guy guesses nearly ever hand what folks have so, yes, he's gonna get it right every once in a while

[@DavidHodler]

Lol Daniel doing the full Helmuth 😅

[@JCCOOLDOWN]

The amount of money lost through tells in the poker room has to be over a trillion dollars.

[@YasarAbdul]

Ab toh 4rabet ke events ka wait rehta hai, itna maza aata hai yaarBhaiyo

[@OrhanAhmet-n9d]

4ra ke community members se milke itna achha lagta hai, ekdum family vibes aate hain

[@SezaiAhmet]

Yaar, hum sab milke World Cup T20 ka poora maza lenge 4RA pe bet karke, can't wait

[@OsmanEfruz]

4rabet ke events join karke aisa lagta hai jaise hum sab ek hi community ka hissa hain