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C h a p t e r 1
Skill versus Luckin Poker
2 Play Poker Like the Pros
3Skill versus Luck in Poker
4 Play Poker Like the Pros
5Skill versus Luck in Poker
6 Play Poker Like the Pros
7Skill versus Luck in Poker
C h a p t e r 2
Texas Holdem:Setup and Basic Play
9Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
The Role of the Dealer
1 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Role of the Button: Whose DealIs It?
1 1Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
The Two Blinds to the Leftof the Button
Play Poker Like the Pros1 2
Holdem Setup
Two Cards Are Dealt, Facedown
1 3Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
The Player to the Left of the TwoBlinds Acts First
1 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
One More Circumstance of the FirstRound of Play
1 5Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
Second Round of Betting
Play Poker Like the Pros1 6
Holdem Flop
Third Round of Betting
Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play 1 7
Holdem 4th Street
Fourth Round of Betting
1 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Short Review of What a Hand ofLimitTexas Holdem Looks Like
Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play 1 9
First Round of BettingP2 Raises
2 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Two Important Aspects of HoldemEtiquette
2 1Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
2 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Introducing Limit Holdem into Your Private Game
2 3Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
The Advantage of Position
2 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
No-Limit Texas Holdem StructureThe Cadillac!
Pot-Limit Holdem
2 5Texas Holdem: Setup and Basic Play
C h a p t e r 3
Limit Holdem:Beginners Strategy
2 7Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
2 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
2 9Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
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Preflop Limit Holdem: Lessons forBeginners, Top Ten Hands Only
Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy 3 1
Top 10 hands in Holdem
3 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy 3 3
Phils Animal Types
Phils Animal Types
3 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
3 5Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Raising with a Top Ten Hand in LatePosition
Play Poker Like the Pros3 6
Re-RaiseFour Bets
Beware of the Mouse
3 7Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Reraising the Jackal with a Top TenHand in Cyberspace
3 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Top Ten Hand against a Mouse
Pocket Aces
3 9Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Kings, Queens, and A-K
Pocket Jacks
4 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing the Flop for Holdem Beginners: The Power of the Raise
4 1Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
4 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
4 3Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
4 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
The Flop Comes Down
4 5Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
The Flop Has Come Down
4 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
4 7Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
The Flop Is
4 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Flop Is
4 9Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
5 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing the Flop, for Limit HoldemBeginners: The Special Case of A-K
5 1Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Examples
5 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Flop Includes an A or a K (ForExample,A-9-4, K-10-7, A-2-3, or K-Q-J)
5 3Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
The Flop Is J-5-2
The Flop Is and You Have
5 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Flop Is Q-10-2
The Flop Is 6-5-2
5 5Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
5 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
How to Play the Top Ten Hands onFourth Street
Protecting Your Hand
5 7Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
5 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Knowing When to Fold Em
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5 9Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Folding Down Your Hand
6 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
Folding Your Hand Because a Bad CardCame on Fourth Street
6 1Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Protect Your Hand
The Elephant Scares You Off
Raising the Jackal on Fourth Street Whena Good Card Hits
6 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Tough Situation
6 3Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Playing the River with the Top TenHands: Call for the Pot Odds!
6 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
Folding on the River
The Board Is So Bad I Surrender!
6 5Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
The Following Hand Has ThreeDifferent Endings
6 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
6 7Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
Pot Odds Say,Close Your Eyes and Call
Calling Two Bets on the River
6 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Folding A-A for Two Bets on the End
When the Last Card Is Bad for Your Hand
6 9Limit Holdem: Beginners Strategy
7 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
C h a p t e r 4
Limit Holdem:Intermediate Strategy
7 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Extending Your Play beyond the TopTen Hands
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7 3Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
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7 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Stealing the Blinds
7 5Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Weird Things Can Happen When YoureStealing the Blinds
7 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing the Majority Play Hands beforethe Flop
Calling with Small Pairs
7 7Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Reraising with Small Pairs, before the Flop
7 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
7 9Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Examples
Make It Two Bets with No Callers
8 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Making It Two Bets with Callers
Small Pairs When the Mouse Has Come inRaising
8 1Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Raise and Isolate the Jackal
Small PairsDont Call Three Bets!
8 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
How to Play A-x Suited before the Flop
8 3Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing K-Q before the Flop
8 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
8 5Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing the Majority Play Hands on theFlop
8 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
8 7Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing Small Pairs (2-2 through 6-6) onthe Flop: Pump It or Dump It
Playing Small Pairs on the Flop
8 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
8 9Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing Small Pairs: Flopping a Set
9 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing Small Pairs: Good Flops,Protecting Your Hand
9 1Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing Small Pairs: Terrible Flops
Playing Small Pairs: Good Flops
9 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Reraising before the Flop Leads toBetting on the Flop
Playing A-x Suited on the Flop:Hit It or Fold It
9 3Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
9 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
9 5Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
9 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
Playing A-x Suited on the Flop: Flush Draw
9 7Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing A-x Suited: Bad Flop
9 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing A-x Suited: Hitting SecondBoard Pair
9 9Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing A-x Suited: OK Flop
Playing A-x Suited: Marginal Flop
1 0 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing A-x Suited: Flopping a Draw
1 0 1Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing A-x Suited: Second Pairwith Mouse
1 0 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing A-x Suited: Strong Flops, SlowPlay
1 0 3Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing A-x Suited: Strong Flop, Slow Playor Not
1 0 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing A-x Suited: Strong Flops, SlowPlay?
1 0 5Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Playing K-Q on the Flop: Hit It or Fold It
1 0 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 0 7Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
on Fourth StreetHow to Play the Majority Play Hands
1 0 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Examples
Smooth-Calling
1 0 9Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
1 1 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Jamming the Pot
Protecting Your Hand with a Raise
1 1 1Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
Folding Your Hand
1 1 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing the Marginal Play Hands on theRiver
1 1 3Limit Holdem: Intermediate Strategy
C h a p t e r 5
Limit Holdem:Advanced Strategy
1 1 5Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
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1 1 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing Suited Connectors
1 1 7Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Three Limit Holdem SituationsAppropriate for Playing Suited Connectors
1 1 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Calling with Suited Connectors
1 1 9Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Calling with Suited Connectors inthe Blinds
1 2 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 2 1Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Three-Betting with Suited Connectors:Messing with the Other Players Heads
1 2 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 2 3Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Spencers Approach: Fire Up theGame
1 2 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 2 5Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Stealing from the Blind Stealers
1 2 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 2 7Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Trapping with Big Hands before theFlop
1 2 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 2 9Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Advanced Holdem on the Flop
1 3 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Dangers of Resteals andSuited Connectors
1 3 1Limit Holdem: Advanced Strategy
Position in Advanced Play
C h a p t e r 6
No-Limit and Pot-LimitHoldem Strategy
1 3 3No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
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Pot-Limit Holdem (PLH)
1 3 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Biggest and Most PrestigiousPoker Game: No-Limit Holdem (NLH)
1 3 5No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
1 3 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Introducing No-Limit Holdem to YourH o m e Game
1 3 7No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
1 3 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginners Strategy for NLH and PLH
1 3 9No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Beginners: If You Hold A-A, K-K, Q-Q, orA-K before the Flop, Bet It All
1 4 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginners: Trapping with the TopFour Hands
1 4 1No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Beginners: Reraising J-J, 10-10, or 9-9before the Flop
Beginners: Pairs 8-8 and under and A-QThree Different Theories
1 4 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 4 3No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Intermediate NLH theory: Adding A-xSuited
1 4 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Guessing an Opponents Exact TwoHole Cards
1 4 5No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
1 4 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Judgment is Everything in NLH
1 4 7No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Phils NLH Strategy
1 4 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Phils Strategy: Reraise with Nothing
1 4 9No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
1 5 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 5 1No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
1 5 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 5 3No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
The Bet It All Strategy for NLHYuck!
1 5 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 5 5No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Huck Seeds Advanced Theory ofSuited Connectors for NLH
Suited Connectors
1 5 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 5 7No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
When Suited Connectors Dont Work
1 5 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Superadvanced Megalomaniac NLHTheory: Playing with Nothing
1 5 9No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
Dave Devilfish Ulliotts Theory ofNLH
1 6 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Develop Your Own Style
1 6 1No-Limit and Pot-Limit Holdem Strategy
C h a p t e r 7
Limit Holde mTournament Strategy
1 6 3Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
1 6 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
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1 6 5Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
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Aggressive Play Helps in Limit HoldemEvents
1 6 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Tight Play Helps in Limit HoldemEvents, Especially Early
1 6 7Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
Stealing the Blinds Helps You SurviveLate in Limit Holdem Events
1 6 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Steal Blinds at the Money-Cutoff Line
1 6 9Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
Survive and Thrive
1 7 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Bring Your Big Guns to a War!
1 7 1Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
How to Trap with a Big Hand
1 7 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Play Satellites in Order to ImproveYour Holdem Game
1 7 3Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
1 7 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Psychological Advantages inPoker Tournaments
Limit Holdem Tournaments: Summation
1 7 5Limit Holdem Tournament Strategy
C h a p t e r 8
Omaha:Setup and Basic Play
Omaha and Holdem
1 7 7Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
1 7 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Quick Run-Through of the Bettingand Dealing Action (Minus SomeImportant Elements)
Omaha: Setup and Basic Play 1 7 9
Omaha Flop
1 8 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Quick Refresher: The Button, Blinds,Betting Order, and Betting Options
Omaha: Setup and Basic Play 1 8 1
Omaha River
A Sample Hand of Omaha
1 8 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 8 3Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
1 8 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
1 8 5Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
1 8 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Omaha Eight or Better: Setup andBasic Play
1 8 7Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
Pot-Limit Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
1 8 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Sample Hand
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1 8 9Omaha: Setup and Basic Play
C h a p t e r 9
Omaha Eight or Better(High-Low Split) Strategy
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
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1 9 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Qualifying a Low Hand in O8B
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
1 9 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
When No Low Hand Is Possible; and WhenTwo Players Share the Same Low
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Back to the More Usual Low Hands
Adding Two Cards from a Hand to Makethe Four Best Possible Low Hands
1 9 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
No Low Is Possible
A Lot of Times You Can Just Add A-2 tothe Three Lowest Cards on the Board
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Adding A-2 Works Again
Remember: You Have to Use Exactly TwoCards from Your Hand
1 9 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Using Two Down Cards for High and theOther Two for Low
Using the Same Two Down Cards for BothHigh and Low
Using One Card Twice: Once for High andOnce for Low
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
When Only a High Hand Is Available
The Importance of A-2 in YourStarting Hand
2 0 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
The Rank of Starting Hands in O8B
2 0 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Premium and Strong O8B hands
2 0 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Preflop Theory for O8B Beginners
Tight Play
Raising before the Flop
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
2 0 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginners Theory for Strong Flops andWeak Flops
Great Flops
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
2 0 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Good Flops: Protecting Your Hand
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Good Flops: Keep Em In
2 1 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Marginal Flops: Pump It or Dump It
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
When a Pair Hits the Board
2 1 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Bad FlopsFold
Playing O8B Hands on Fourth Streetfor Beginners
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Drawing Low on Fourth Street, with NoHigh Draw
Drawing to a High Hand on Fourth Streetwith a Low Possible
2 1 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Jamming with the Best High Hand onFourth Street
Jamming with the Best Low Hand onFourth Street
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Jamming with the Best Possible HandBoth Ways on Fourth Street
Smooth-Calling with the Best PossibleLow Hand
2 1 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Get Rid of the Low Draws
Beginners Strategy for Playing onthe River
Jamming with the Best Hand with aChance for It All
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
To Raise on the River with the BestPossible Hand?
Folding the Second-Best Low on the End
2 1 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Folding a Strong High Hand on the End
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Miami John Cernutos Three-Wheel-Card Theory
2 2 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Folding a Three-Wheel Hand on the Flop
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Hitting the Flop
2 2 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Never Leave Home without an Ace!
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
Scotty Nguyen Told Me to Play Only A-2 in O8B
Ted Forrests Loose O8B Experiment
2 2 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Omaha Eight or Better (High-Low Split) Strategy
My (Unsuccessful) Theory of O8B
2 2 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
C h a p t e r 1 0
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginnersand Intermediate Strategy
2 2 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
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Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
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In PLO, Youre Looking to Make theBest Possible Hand
2 3 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Investing a Toothpick to Wina Lumberyard
2 3 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
What It Means to Bet the Pot
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
The Best Beginners Strategy for PLO
2 3 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
The Best Starting Hands for PLO
Play Poker Like the Pros2 3 6
Best Starting Hands in Pot-Limit Omaha
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
The Most Dangerous Starting Handsin PLO
2 3 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Danger of Small Wraps
Small Flush Draws
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Beware of Pairs Under Nines
2 4 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing A-A-x-x before the Flop in PLO
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
All-in with A-A-x-x before the Flop
2 4 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Raising with A-A-x-x before the Flop
If You Raise before the Flop with A-A-x-x,Bet the Flop
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Dont Raise the Pot with A-A-x-x beforethe Flop; Reraise
2 4 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Playing Big Pocket Pairs in PLO
Playing Strong Hands before the FlopPutting in a Small Raise
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
With Strong PLO Flops, Bet Hard toProtect Your Hand or Bluff
2 4 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Mathematics in PLO on Fourth Street
Phils Flaw
2 4 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Calling Because of the Math onFourth Street
2 5 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
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Math in PLO Forces You to Fold
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Make Sure to Bet the Size of the Potto Protect Your Hand
2 5 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
Making Big Bets with Hands That Arentthe Best Possible
Betting Out with a Set into a Possible
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Straight
Betting Out a Set into a Straight
2 5 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
Betting or Calling Bets on the River
2 5 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Bluffing on the End Makes Them CallYouYou Have to Do It
Pot-Limit Omaha: Beginners and Intermediate
PLO: Final Thoughts
C h a p t e r 1 1
Seven-Card Stud:Setup and Basic Play
Bet Limits, and an Extra Roundof Betting
2 5 9Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play
Antes, Not Blinds
2 6 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
How a Hand Proceeds
Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play 2 6 1
Seven-Card Stud Antes
2 6 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
2 6 3Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play
2 6 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Sample Hand of Seven-Card Stud
Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play 2 6 5
Seven-Card Stud Setup
2 6 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play 2 6 7
Seven-Card Stud Board
2 6 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Two Other Stud Games
Betting Structure for Razz (Seven-CardStud Low)
Betting Structure Seven-Card Stud Eightor Better
2 6 9Seven-Card Stud: Setup and Basic Play
There Is No Positional Advantage inDealing Stud or Its Variants
C h a p t e r 1 2
Seven-Card Stud:Basic and Intermediate
Strategy
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
2 7 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
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Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
Beginners Strategy: The Number OneThing to Know about Stud
2 7 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
What Are the Most Powerful StartingHands in Stud?
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
2 7 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
Weaker Seven-Card Stud StartingHands
2 7 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginning and Intermediate Strategy:Play It Until the Bets Are Double
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
2 8 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginners: What to Do with Your Handon the First Round of Betting
The Time to Throw Away Your Jacks
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
The Time to Reraise with Your Pair ofJacks
2 8 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Time to Make It Three Bets to Gowith Your Pair of Jacks
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
Slow-Playing Your Hands inSeven-Card Stud
2 8 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Watch the Other Players Up Cardsfor Information
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
Winning the Pot with a Draw
2 8 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Throwing Your Hand Away When YourOpponent Pairs His Door Card
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
Throwing Your Hand Away When YourOpponent Hits an Overpair on theBoard
2 8 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
One Final Thought: Dont Fight theMath
Seven-Card Stud: Basic and Intermediate Strategy
C h a p t e r 1 3
Seven-Card StudLow (Razz) Strategy
Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy 2 9 1
The Best Low Hands
2 9 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
2 9 3Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
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The Best Playable Hands in Razz
2 9 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Up Cards Will Determine theStrength of Your Hand
2 9 5Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
The Up Cards Sometimes Tell You Whatto Do
Automatic Steal When Youre the OnlyLow Card
2 9 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
Automatic Raise When Its You versusthe High Bring-In Card
Semiautomatic Raise: Stealing theAntes
2 9 7Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
Starting with the Best Possible Hand
2 9 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Duplicated Cards in Your Hand
2 9 9Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
Why You Should Jam It in Razz withYour Strong Hands in Three
Jamming Keeps You in the Pot
3 0 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
The Argument for Trapping in Razz
3 0 1Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
3 0 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
3 0 3Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
A Razz Trap Gone Awry!
3 0 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
3 0 5Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
Who Is the Favorite after Five Cards?
Representing a Hand in Razz after YouMake a Hidden Pair
3 0 6 Play Poker Like the Pros
3 0 7Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
Look for the Old Board-LockSituation
3 0 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
When Its Time to Fold Your Handin Razz
Dont Draw Weak against Power on
3 0 9Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
the Board
Dont Try to Hit Two Perfect Cards ina Row
3 1 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Fold a Four-Card Nine for a Lot of Heat
One World-Class Tip from Ted Forrest
3 1 1Seven-Card Stud Low (Razz) Strategy
Defending When Yours Is the High Cardon the Board
3 1 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
C h a p t e r 1 4
Seven-Card StudEight or Better Strategy
3 1 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
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Scooping the Pot
3 1 5Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy
Qualifying a Low Hand in Stud 8/b
Play Poker Like the Pros3 1 6
All the Qualifying Low Hands for Stud 8/b
3 1 7Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy
When No Low Hand Is Possible, theBest High Hand Wins the Whole Pot
When Players Tie for High or Low
3 1 8 Play Poker Like the Pros
Go for the Low, Hoping to Luck Outand Win Both Ways
3 1 9Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy
The Best Starting Hands in Stud 8/b
3 2 0 Play Poker Like the Pros
Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy 3 2 1
Premium Starting Hands in Stud 8/b
3 2 2 Play Poker Like the Pros
A Solid, Safe Strategy for Beginners inStud 8/b
3 2 3Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy
Beginners Strategy after Three Cards: Trap or Not?
3 2 4 Play Poker Like the Pros
Beginners Strategy: Trap with theLow, Jam with the High
3 2 5Seven-Card Stud Eight or Better Strategy