THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Policies
Credit Rating
Quintin Merck Best
Sid Bennett
Scotty Nichols
Ted Fehr Worst
When a player writes a check, John usually makes a quick move to cash it. To him, checks are
often better to hold than money because cash winnings are more obvious targets for loans than are
check winnings.
3. Rules (68)
The good player shuns fixed poker rules. He does, however, provide equitable and consistent solutions
to poker problems because such a policy--
● decreases rule problems and arguments
● increases acceptance of complex games and modifications
● increases his control over the game
● improves his image as a fair and desirable player
● increases his invitations to other games
● establishes him as judge and arbiter of all poker problems
● increases his ability to control the house rules.
Poker, unlike other card games, is not subject to rigid rules. Published rules and the various "Hoyles" on
poker are merely descriptions of conventions. Strict adherence to any set of poker rules produces an
array of contradictions and inequities. By avoiding reference to Hoyle or to any fixed rules, and by
consistently interpreting poker situations and equitably resolving poker problems, the good player can
gain control of the rules.
a. Modified rules (69)
The rules found in poker books fail to cover many situations, especially in games involving split pots,
twists, and other, more complex modifications. To cover the many ruleless situations, the good player
equitably formulates new rules (actually, he formulates flexible guidelines rather than rules). He will
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