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If you're looking for the top 10 poker players in the world, it depends on how you define "top" - earnings, titles, all-around skill, or recent performance. Here's a breakdown based on reliable and up-to-date sources:

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According an article in The Examiner, one shouldn't look at a player's face for clues whether they have a good/bad hand. That's right! New research suggests an experienced poker player's face won't reveal any signs of a good or a band hand, however, there are still other clues in the body language.

Researches have found that arm movements of experienced poker players were more predictable of good/bad cards than clues revealed by the face. Apparently there's a difference in when players moved their arms to move chips forward to make a bet. The ones holding good cards had more smoother arm movements while the ones with bad cards had awkward arm movements.

It's essential in live poker not to give away any tells. Hats, caps, hoodies and sunglasses are items that many poker players use to prevent their opponents from seeing facial expressions. However, there might not be any need for these stuff in the future...

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Greg Raymer followed up his great success on the 2012 Heartland Poker Tour with his third win on Monday's event at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack Casino Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. Raymer was the last man standing out of a field of 185 participants. He left the event carrying a bag weighing $72,089.

This was Raymer's third win on the 2012 HPT. The previous wins on the tour were at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico and River City Casino in St Louis, Missouri.

Monday's HPT final table results:

Greg Raymer is the 2004 WSOP Main Event winner. He has a total of $7,217,206 in live event earnings and his online earnings are estimated to $184,823. His nickname "Fossil Man" comes from his hobby of collecting fossils which he often use as card protectors.