THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Hypnosis
Uncontrolled money flow, $/game -102 -85 -22 +54 +196 -41
Controlled money flow $/game -58 -52 -35 +6 +174 -35
* Average values for the irregular players.
That controlled pattern costs the good player an average of $22 per game. But if the money flow were
not controlled, the continued heavy losses of poor players A and B could destroy the game, costing the
good player his $17,400 winnings over those one hundred sessions. That $22 per session is his insurance
premium for keeping the game going at high-profit conditions. The good player keeps performance
records to determine the cost, value, and effectiveness of his control over the money flow. Money-flow
control normally costs him 10-15 percent of his net winnings.
The good player usually takes control of the money flow during the early rounds, when his betting
influence can be the greatest at the lowest cost. He alters the money-flow patterns by the following
methods:
● He helps and favors the poorest players at the expense of the better players whenever practical.
● He drives the poor players out with first-round bets when a better player holds a strong hand. And
conversely. he uses first-round bets to keep the better players in when a poor player holds a
strong hand.
● He avoids, when practical, playing against a poor player after everyone else has folded in order to
decrease his advantage over the poor player at a minimum cost. He also tries to make his least
favorable plays (e.g., his experimental, image-building, and long-term strategy plays) against the
poorest players.
John Finn spends some of his winnings to hold big losers like Sid Bennett and Ted Fehr in the
game. The following data from John's records indicate that his insurance costs are profitable
investments.
Breakdown of Poker Income and Insurance Costs
For One Year
Source of Income
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Estimated
Net Income, $
Estimated
Insurance Costs,
$
(calculated
losses)