THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Strategies
All sorts of game and player information are in John Finn's black leather notebook. Every month
he summarizes his observations in a section labeled "General Appraisal of Game and Players."
Here is a typical summary:
"Monday--7/9. The players have stabilized over the past month, except for the gradual
disintegration of Scotty, who gets desperate when losing heavily and then makes poor bets and
bluffs. The betting pace is increasing as wild modifications are added. The betting stakes remain
stable. The cash situation is good despite heavy losses by Sid, Ted, and Scotty. But Ted is in
financial trouble; he runs up large debts and then pays them off with borrowed money. He may
soon go broke.
"Resentment is building between Quintin and Sid. Quintin sarcastically questions Sid's honesty.
Sid shouts back angry insults about Quintin's stinginess. This quarrel must end before it hurts the
game.
"The game is in good shape and yields a reliable and substantial income. No one seems about to
quit, except Ted if he goes bankrupt. But the game needs one or two new players . . . Aaron Smith
would be a profitable addition."
2. .Knowing Opponents (21)
Short-range strategy develops from knowledge of opponents. The good player knows his opponents by
appraising their--
● personalities
● weaknesses and strengths
● behavior patterns
● motives for playing
● financial status
● betting and raising tendencies
● dropping and bluffing tendencies
● areas of confusion and errors
Classification of opponents is a major step toward understanding them. Poker players usually can be put
into one of the eleven classes shown in Table 15A.
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TABLE 15A
CLASSES OF PLAYERS