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BBC Science has published a simple test developed by University of California professor of psychology Paul Ekman which poker players are sure to find both fun and useful. You are shown 20 videos of people smiling and have to say whether the smile is 'fake' or 'genuine'. You can only play each once and may be surprised how hard it can be to decide.
Take the test here!
Meanwhile, it can be fun to put together a RankingHero gallery with smiling pros and celebrity poker players. Post your pics and comment on the smiles you think are definitely real or fake!
From left to right: @Jason Mercier @Phil Ivey @Patrik Antonius
@Kara Scott @Tom Dwan @Liv Boeree #realORfake 
Nicolas Levi 12 May 2014
Never seen tom Dwan like this, must be real :)
Buffledoux 13 May 2014
Real smile : Kara & Tom
Buffledoux 13 May 2014
Real smile : Patrick
Annie RKH 13 May 2014
I'd say Antonius is too strained to be real?..
BTW, got 15/20 in the test, then cheated and did it again the next day but still a disappointing 17/20 - harder than I thought, definitely :)
Ina Rkh 13 May 2014
I got 15/20, which I guess is not so bad?
Olivier Demabre 16 May 2014
first try 16/20 / 2nd try 20/20 (easy the 2nd time 'cause it's the same faces, easy to remember)...
Adrien Bacchi 13 Aug 2014
Jason's smile looks so fake 
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