A 13+ hour video-based poker tells system by Zachary Elwood, teaching players how to interpret real behaviors from actual poker games and make stronger read-based decisions at the table.
The Reading Poker Tells Masterclass by Zachary Elwood is one of the most comprehensive behavioral analysis courses ever produced for poker players. Built from more than thirteen hours of real game footage—spanning cash games, tournaments, amateurs, and high-level professionals—this series teaches players how to recognize and correctly interpret physical, verbal, and timing tells. Zachary Elwood is widely regarded as the leading authority on poker tells. He is the author of the Reading Poker Tells trilogy—considered by many as the most influential work ever published on the subject. His books have been translated into multiple languages, and he has served as a poker tells consultant for two World Series of Poker Main Event final table players. Throughout this course, Zach shares his detailed analysis developed from thousands of hours studying live footage, tracking patterns, and working directly with competitive players. This course is not hype-driven and does not promise unrealistic results. Elwood teaches tells in a realistic, grounded way, explaining how often tells are reliable, when they matter, and how they should affect your decisions. You will learn practical behavioral indicators you can use immediately at the table, helping you make a few important read-based decisions per session—enough to meaningfully increase your long-term win rate. The series includes a wide range of behaviors: early-hand actions, late-hand actions, aggressor tendencies, non-aggressor patterns, verbal tells, eye contact, chip handling, timing, posture shifts, and more. You will also study several deep-dive analyses featuring well-known players such as Jamie Gold, Will Kassouf, and Charlie Carrel. In addition, the course features long-form Twitch review sessions and Q&A discussions that provide extensive examples of real-world tells. With lifetime access and ongoing updates, this masterclass grows over time. The number of videos has expanded from 13 at launch to nearly 40 videos today, covering more than 13.5 hours of material. Players of all stakes—live or online—can benefit from understanding how human behavior changes under pressure, uncertainty, or strength. If you're looking for a practical, realistic guide to interpreting poker behavior, this course offers everything you need to begin making better live reads and reducing the tells you give off yourself.