Your Best Poker Friend
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Summary
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Using This Book | p. 17 |
| Getting and Using Information | |
| Introduction | p. 23 |
| Learning Efficiently | p. 28 |
| First Impressions | p. 41 |
| Taking Notes | p. 50 |
| Playing Online | p. 66 |
| Poker Discussion Groups | p. 71 |
| Getting Helpful Feedback | p. 84 |
| Getting a Coach | p. 90 |
| Afterthought | p. 95 |
| Increasing Your Edge | |
| Introduction | p. 99 |
| Creating False First Impressions | p. 101 |
| Would You Bust Your Own Grandmother? | p. 105 |
| Beating the Newbies | p. 116 |
| Isolating "Idiots" | p. 123 |
| Playing the Rush | p. 131 |
| Defending Against the Rush | p. 135 |
| Creating Tilt | p. 139 |
| Exploiting Tilt | p. 144 |
| Afterthought | p. 150 |
| Should You Play No-Limit Hold'em? | |
| Introduction | p. 153 |
| The Essential Mental Abilities | p. 166 |
| The Critical Psychological Traits | p. 173 |
| Reading and Adjusting to Players | p. 181 |
| Which Games Should You Choose? | p. 201 |
| Where Should You Sit? | p. 207 |
| Where Do You Want the Big Stacks? | p. 212 |
| Making the Transition | p. 217 |
| Afterthought | p. 228 |
| Developing Yourself | |
| Introduction | p. 231 |
| Should You Move Up? | p. 234 |
| The Coaches' Dilemma | p. 247 |
| General Principles | p. 253 |
| Setting Your Goals | p. 258 |
| Evaluating Your Assets and Liabilities | p. 272 |
| Making Your Plans | p. 279 |
| Monitoring Your Progress | p. 286 |
| p. 291 | |
| p. 300 | |
| Afterthought | p. 306 |
| Appendixes | |
| Why Do You Play Poker? | p. 309 |
| Don't Waste Your Time in Lectures | p. 312 |
| If You Have Psychological Problems | p. 314 |
| Biased Data Samples | p. 316 |
| Mini-Quiz | p. 319 |
| Recommended Coaches | p. 321 |
| Recommended Readings | p. 323 |
| Index | p. 329 |
| About the Author | p. 339 |
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