THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Techniques
Motive--Pass time. Satisfy ego....Shifting to motive of making money.
Attitude--Grouchy but Improving.
Performance--Above average.
Average won or lost/game--+$50 and increasing.
Edge odds--+10% and increasing.
Behavior--
Open--When under the gun, he holds back good hands When dealing, he will almost always open
Bet--Bets too lightly in early rounds. Same giveaway habits (listed in black book. p. 17)
Call--Calls with much weaker hands than he is willing to bet.
Raise--Too conservative. Seldom raises a good winning hand if it is of low value.
Last bet--Bets only when sure, but calls with weak hands.
Bluff--Seldom. Averages once every two sessions. Same giveaway habits (listed in black book, p.
17).
Fold--Folds too easily early in hand and too hard late in hand
Weaknesses--Play deteriorates when he gets angry from personal insults or from humiliating losses.
Betting is out of proportion. Too conservative, but tires in late hours, then plays too loose.
Strengths--Fairly objective. Conservative. Tries to concentrate.
Changes--Improving and becoming more objective. Making conscious effort to improve. Better control
over emotions.
Miscellaneous--He becomes less valuable as he improves. If improvement and winnings continue, he
will be a liability. May have to eliminate him from the game.
How valuable is discipline? Obviously it is important in poker. But how valuable is discipline
when it comes to refreshments? Did you ever eat a $600 sandwich? Well, such costly sandwiches
are sometimes eaten in John Finn's game.
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