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John calmly calls and raises another $1. Mike folds by ripping up his cards and throwing them all
over the floor. His playing then disintegrates. What a valuable reflection, John says to himself.
[Note: Luring or eliciting bluffs and double bluffs from opponents is a major money-making
strategy of the good player. In fact, in most games, he purposely lures other players into bluffing
more often than he bluffs himself.]
d. Intentional flashing (55)
The good player intentionally flashes cards in his hand to cause opponents to drop, call, bet, raise, or
bluff. But he uses the intentional flash with caution. If suspected, intentional flashes are less effective
and can cause resentment among players.
After the final card of a seven-card stud game, John Finn holds a partly hidden flush--three clubs
showing and two clubs in the hole. He also has a pair of jacks showing and a pair of sevens in the
hole. Ted Fehr has the other pair of sevens showing, and John reads him for two pair-- queens
over sevens. Sid Bennett has aces up and makes a $1 bet. Ted, betting strong from the start, raises
$25. John just calls.
"I should raise," Sid thinks out loud as he strokes his chin. "John is weak ... probably has jacks
up. But Ted might have three sevens . . . no other sevens are showing."
John picks up his hole cards, shifts his position and crosses his legs. Accidentally-on-purpose he
turns his hand so Sid can see two of his hole cards--the pair of sevens.
"I'll raise to fifty dollars," Sid says and chuckles. He knows that John has two pair and that Ted
cannot have three sevens. Never thinking that John might also have a flush, Sid looks pleased with
his sharpness in spotting John's hole cards.
After Ted folds, John raises back. Sid calls and then slaps his hand against his massive forehead
when John shows him a flush. He grumbles something about bad luck, never realizing the trap he
was sucked into.
e. Peekers (56)
Spectators and players who have folded often peek at undealt cards or at hands of active players. Most
peekers exhibit readable behavior patterns that give away the value of every card and every hand they
look at. Those patterns are found in their--
● levels of and changes in interest toward peeked-at hands
● timing of peeks and repeeks
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