The job of an FBI spy catcher is not an easy one. Ever realize a person was lying to you just because they took a breath a certain way or lifted their eyebrow ever so slightly?
Joseph Navarro has. For more than 25 years Navarro worked espionage cases for the FBI, becoming a world-renowned expert in non-verbal behavior and earning him a spot on nearly every U.S. spy investigation between 1993 and 2003- including those of notorious moles Aldrich Ames and Robert Hansen.
Now retired from the FBI, Navarro brings his keen eye to the poker table and shares some of his secrets with players eager for an edge in play.

“Poker players lie all the time,” Navarro says. “They pretend they are strong when they are weak or weak when they are strong. The truth is they can all be read. You can have a poker face, but I’ve yet to see someone with a poker body.”

“When you are feeling good — or have a monster hand — your body will manifest what it feels,” he says. “You get happy feet. Your feet begin to bounce up and down like a kid going to Disney World.”

Navarro teaches players to observe and collect behavioral information from the minute they sit at the card table. When players are confident, they tend to use their hands more and claim more territory at the table. When they have good hands, they generally look down at their chips.

“While you can’t control the cards you are dealt,” Navarro says, “you can make them win.”