THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Expansion
By five-thirty in the afternoon, Ted's bloodshot eyes gaze into space. He has lost all his cash and
has borrowed over $2000. Now Sid and Scotty are running out of cash, even though they are
winning.
"We broke the record--over twenty-one hours of poker," John announces. "You guys keep
playing, I'm leaving at six."
After another round and in the middle of a big hand, John Finn silently leaves. He has most of the
cash in the game and escapes without lending money to Ted.
At six-thirty, Ted asks for another loan. Sid and Scotty are out of money. The only person with
cash is Quintin, and he refuses to lend Ted any more money. Then with trembling fingers, Ted
writes another check. When Quintin refuses to cash it, the freckle-faced man sits in a stupor and
stares blankly at him with his mouth open. After a moment of eerie silence, Quintin stands up and
says, "I'm going home." After another moment of silence, Sid and Scotty stand up to leave.
"No, you can't leave!" Ted suddenly screams, rising from his chair. The players start rushing
toward the door. "You took all my money! Please don't quit! I'm due for a comeback! I gotta win
my mortgage money back!...I gotta!" Ted sinks back into his chair with his arms falling to his side
as everyone runs out the door. Continuing down the hallway, the players hear him calling out,
"Please, give me a break . . . give me a break like John always does . . . like my friend John!"
No one ever saw Ted Fehr again.
XXIII
Major-League and
Minor-League Games (117)
For continuous and expanding income, the good player organizes several regular games at different
stakes. He runs those games as major-league and minor-league games with a sort of baseball farmsystem
relationship among them.
1. Major League (118)
A major-league game is the highest-stake game; it is the most valuable game to the good player. He tries
to populate that game with (1) players having the most money to lose, (2) compulsive gamblers, and (3)
players "trying their luck" in the big game. In that game, the good player continually pushes the pace and
stakes to the maximum. The size and health of the big game depend on the availability of poor players
and their financial resources.
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