THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Increasing the Edge Odds
"A busted hand." Charlie bellows. His hand shoots to the table and grabs John's folded cards.
"Look, you had an ace-king diamond flush. You even announced it!"
"Oh, no! I thought it was a four flush," John lies. Quintin glowers at John's flush and then shows
his winning full house.... Charlie sits down talking to himself.
Alert playing not only saves John money, but confuses everyone and sets up Charlie for future
control.
6. Nongame Behavior (57)
Table 20 shows ways the good player behaves toward nongame contacts that could influence his poker
activities.
Nongame Contact Behavior
TABLE 20
NONGAME BEHAVIOR
Friend of a player Praise the player and his performance in poker. Stress the merits of
the game.
Potential player Suggest the easiness of winning money in the game. Stress the social
and pleasant aspects of the game.
Player from another game Indicate a desire to play in his game. Extend an invitation to your
own game. Create an image of being a loose, sociable player.
Family of a player Flatter poker skill of the player. If they complain about his losses,
suggest that his bad luck is due to change.
Other acquaintances Indicate a desire to play poker. Downgrade personal performance in
poker ... talk about losses.
Sometimes the good player practices contrasting game and nongame behavior. For example, if during
the game he practices unfriendly behavior toward a certain opponent, he may find it advantageous to be
congenial toward this same person outside the game.
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