FTR AMA: Zach Elwood, author of Reading Poker Tells - Feb 21st 5.30pm ET

[Luco]

Hey Zach

Do you play much online poker? Is it harder for you to read souls when you can't see the whites of their eyes?

[Poker Orifice]

Very cool! No questions at the moment but do have your book coming in the mail already (checking mailbox daily!).
Looking forward to following this thread.

[Zach Elwood]

Hey Zach

Do you play much online poker? Is it harder for you to read souls when you can't see the whites of their eyes?

I've never enjoyed online poker as much as live poker, which isn't surprising considering my interest in psychology. I'm also self-aware to know that my fundamentals aren't that great, and that I'm outmatched fundamentally by a lot of players online, while that's not true live. I used to play fixed limit a good amount back in the easy days of Party Poker, but I also have found that I have much more serious tilt issues online than live. Not sure why that is, but I'm pretty much immune to tilt in a live setting, whereas online I can get really tilty really quickly. Something about less attachment to the money I guess. I do tend to err on the too-agressive side of things, so that plays into it I guess.