THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Opponents
is sweating, and his stomach is growling.
John
Finn
greed * greed *
laziness
stubbornness
superstitiousness
Personal Weaknesses
Quintin Merck Sid Bennett
capriciousness
carelessness
dishonesty
exhibitionism
impulsiveness
inattentiveness
irrationality
laziness
stubbornness
* Greed can be a personal strength if rationally controlled.
Scotty
Nichols
carelessness
faith
fear
greed
(uncontrolled)
inattentiveness
laziness
mysticism
preoccupation
self-pity
subjectiveness
timidity
worry
Ted Fehr
capriciousness
compulsiveness
faith
fear
impulsiveness
instability
irrationality
laziness
preoccupation
self-pity
subjectiveness
superstitiousness
worry
With eyes fixed on the sandwich, everyone calls the first bet. John aggressively bets his strong
hand. Many players keep calling. The final bets are large. Scotty keeps calling with a poor hand.
"Should fold," he says, catching his breath. "But that sub ... yum." The red-faced man spends
over $100 on calls. Three other players also call as their eyes remain fixed on the sandwich. The
pot is the largest of the night--over $700. John wins both high and low with an ace-high full house
and a six-five low. He also wins back the sandwich, which he later used to build another pot.
With a small investment, John Finn exploits opponents' lack of discipline to win may extra
hundreds of dollars.
The good player continually exploits man's most pervasive weakness--laziness. Laziness foments desires
to gain values without effort. That, in turn, leads to seeking unearned approval, respect, and money. The
good player uses those desires to manipulate his opponents with "favors" that symbolize (and falsely
promise) approval, respect, and money. His victims bend to his will in seeking those pseudo favors.
"Favors and bribes that the good player extends and withdraws for his personal profit include--
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