THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Hypnosis
By using an array of distractions, John increases his edge odds by about 20 percent. That means
$8000 additional income per year at his current winning rate. He estimates that while playing
their hands, his opponents are distracted 35 percent of the time. And they are distracted a much
higher percentage of the time when they are not involved in the action. The chart on page 142
estimates the in-action distractions of each player:
Quintin
Merck
Scotty
Nichols
Sid
Bennett
Time Distracted, %
(when in action)
Eating Gossiping Daydreaming
Radio, TV,
Newspaper
Miscellaneous Total
2 5 10 5 2 24
10 2 15 2 5 34
2 25 5 10 5 47
Ted Fehr slight slight 25 15 2 43
John Finn 0 1 slight slight 2 4
5. Agreements (89)
The good player sometimes makes profitable agreements with other players. Occasionally, he can make
an agreement with a loose player whereby each time either one wins a pot he will pay the other, for
example, $5. Such an agreement will give the good player a guaranteed side income. Even when the
loose player is a big loser, he will usually win more pots than the good player. Many poor players will
gladly make such an agreement because they erroneously believe that a winner must win more pots than
a loser. Also, most losers desire an association with a winner (the good player); such an association
boosts their self-esteem by making them feel they are on the same level as the winner. Often a loose
player happily maintains such an agreement indefinitely without ever admitting or even realizing that he
is providing the good player with a steady side income.
Compared to John Finn, Sid Bennett plays more then twice as many hands, wins about 50 percent
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