Winning Secrets Of Online Poker,9781592007110

Winning Secrets Of Online Poker

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781592007110
ISBN10: 1592007112
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-02-17
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning Ptr
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Summary

Get ready to develop and refine your online poker skills with these winning secrets! Effectively use the various tools at your disposal to examine your play and gain valuable insights about yourself and your opponents. Recognize cheating when it occurs and take action. Examine the decisions you need to make from the first round of cards to the last round of betting. Learn how to evaluate your play using poker-specific packages such as the Poker Odds Calculator, PokerTracker, and the Wilson Software product line. If you?re a beginner, you?ll get up to speed on all the basics. If you?re more experienced, you?ll benefit from new techniques and tips to improve your game. Regardless of your methods?whether you?re a risk-taker or more conservative player?"Winning Secrets of Online Poker" provides you with the knowledge to improve your online poker game so your losses get smaller and your wins get bigger.

Table of Contents

Introduction xii
Part I
Chapter 1 So What Is This Online Poker Thing?
2(8)
A Potted History of Online Poker
2(1)
Online Poker Is Taking Over
3(1)
Positives, Negatives, and Legalities of Online Poker
4(6)
Reasons to Play Poker Online
4(1)
Reasons Not to Play Poker Online
5(1)
Online Poker: Legal or Not?
6(4)
Chapter 2 Getting Started
10(6)
Basic System Requirements
10(1)
Selecting a Site and Installing the Software
11(2)
Other Ways Online Poker Rooms Compete for Your Business
13(1)
Branding
13(1)
Player Perks
13(1)
Depositing Money into an Account and Cashing Out
14(1)
Summary
15(1)
Chapter 3 The Mechanics of Online Poker
16(6)
Poker Hands' Rankings
16(3)
Mandatory Action
19(1)
Player Actions
20(1)
Table Stakes
20(1)
Conclusion
21(1)
Chapter 4 Games You Can Play
22(20)
Playing Flop Games
23(10)
Hold 'Em
23(6)
Omaha (High Only)
29(4)
Pineapple (High Only)
33(1)
Seven-Card Stud
33(3)
Playing the Game
34(2)
High-Low Split Games
36(6)
Qualifying and Evaluating Low Hands
36(2)
High-Low Split Games
38(3)
Dividing a Pot with Multiple Winners
41(1)
Chapter 5 Cash Games versus Tournaments
42(12)
Playing in Cash Games
42(12)
Analyzing Cash Games
42(2)
Going to Your Pocket
44(1)
Formulating Cash Game Strategies
44(2)
Playing in Tournaments
46(1)
Buying In to a Tournament
47(4)
Practicing Tournament Play
51(1)
Recommended Reading
52(2)
Chapter 6 Playing the Game
54(9)
The Lobby
54(2)
Figuring Out Which Tournament or Table to Join
55(1)
The Cards Are Out! Now What Do I Do?
56(3)
Other Stuff You Need to Know About Game Play
59(3)
Playing Multiple Games
59(3)
Summary
62(1)
Chapter 7 Cheating
63(11)
Predicting the Order of a Shuffled Deck
63(4)
Augmenting Your Play with Software
66(1)
Collusion Between Two or More Players
67(4)
Surrounding the Sucker
68(1)
Correcting Odds on Draws
69(2)
Detecting Cheating
71(3)
Relying on the House to Police the Players
71(1)
Detecting Cheating on Your Own
72(2)
Part II
Chapter 8 Starting Hands
74(25)
Choosing Starting Hands in Flop Games
74(20)
Understanding Why Position Makes a Difference
74(3)
Choosing Starting Hands in Hold 'Em
77(4)
Choosing Starting Hands in Omaha High
81(7)
Choosing Starting Hands in Omaha High-Low
88(5)
Choosing Starting Hands in Pineapple
93(1)
Choosing Starting Hands in Pineapple High-Low
94(1)
Choosing Starting Hands in Stud Games
94(5)
Choosing Starting Hands in Seven-Card Stud
96(1)
Choosing Starting Hands in Seven-Card Stud High-Low
97(1)
Choosing Starting Hands in Razz
98(1)
Chapter 9 The Flop and Fourth Street
99(26)
The Cards Come Out
99(24)
Hold 'Em Flops
101(8)
Omaha High and High-Low Flops
109(14)
Conclusion: How Much Thinking Can One Do in a Minute?
123(2)
Chapter 10 The Turn and Fifth and Sixth Streets
125(19)
The Fourth (or Fifth) Card Comes Out
125(18)
Hold 'Em Turns
127(10)
Omaha High and High-Low (Twists and) Turns
137(6)
Conclusion
143(1)
Chapter 11 Playing the River
144(20)
Playing the River in Hold 'Em and Pineapple
144(4)
Playing When You Have the Nuts
144(2)
Playing When You Have a Strong Hand
146(1)
Playing When You Have a Marginal Hand
147(1)
Playing When You Have a Weak Hand
148(1)
Playing the River in Omaha High
148(4)
Playing When You Have the Nuts
149(1)
Playing When You Have a Strong Hand
150(2)
Playing When You Have a Marginal or Weak Hand
152(1)
Playing the River in Omaha High-Low
152(2)
Playing When You Have the Nut Low
152(1)
Playing When You Have the Second Nut Low
153(1)
Playing When You Have an Emergency Low
153(1)
Playing the River in Seven-Card Stud
154(4)
Playing When You Have a Full House or Higher
154(1)
Playing When You Have a Straight or Flush
155(1)
Playing When You Have Trips or Two Pair
156(2)
Playing When You Have One Pair or Worse
158(1)
Playing the River in Seven-Card Stud High-Low
158(4)
Playing When You Have the Nut Low
159(1)
Playing When You Have the Second or Third Nut Low
160(1)
Playing When You Have an Emergency Low
161(1)
Playing the River in Razz
162(2)
Part III
Chapter 12 Evaluating Your Play Using Spreadsheets
164(32)
Keeping Detailed Written Records
164(2)
Using Statistics Kept by the Poker Sites
165(1)
Tracking Your Play in a Spreadsheet Program
166(1)
Tracking Your Play in More Detail
166(28)
Creating a Data List Efficiently
166(4)
Sorting a Data List
170(2)
Filtering a Data List
172(9)
Summarizing Data Lists Using SUBTOTAL Formulas
181(7)
Summarizing Your Data Visually
188(6)
Analyzing Your Results
194(2)
How Do You Do in Specific Games?
194(1)
How Many Hours Have You Played?
194(1)
How Do You Do at Specific Limits?
194(1)
How Do You Do on Specific Sites?
194(1)
How Do You Do in the First Few Hours? After a Few Hours?
194(1)
How Do You Do at Shorthanded Tables?
195(1)
How Did You Do on Particular Dates?
195(1)
How Did You Do During the Past Week? During the Past 30 Days?
195(1)
Chapter 13 Analyzing Your Game Using Poker Software
196(30)
Determining the Winning Percentages of Hands
196(2)
Using Wilson Software's Turbo Products
198(28)
Playing a Turbo Poker Game
198(3)
Turning the Advisor On or Off
201(8)
Running Simulations in Turbo Poker Games
209(10)
Analyzing Your Results with PokerTracker
219(7)
Part IV
Chapter 14 Turning Data into Discipline
226(8)
Examining an Excel Hourly Play Example
226(3)
Examining a PokerTracker Example
229(2)
Developing a Style
231(3)
Borrowing from the Maniac
231(1)
Borrowing from the Entry Raiser
232(1)
Borrowing from the Rock
232(1)
Personalizing the Tight Aggressive Approach
233(1)
Chapter 15 Maintaining a Stable Playing Environment
234(4)
The Two Environments
234(4)
The External Environment
234(2)
The Internal Environment
236(1)
Conclusion: A Good Environment Facilitates Good Poker
237(1)
Chapter 16 Conclusion
238(5)
Data
238(1)
Draws
239(1)
Discipline
239(1)
Resources for Further Study
239(4)
Continuing Education: Hold 'Em
239(2)
Continuing Education: Seven-Card Stud
241(1)
Continuing Education: Omaha and High-Low Games
241(1)
Continuing Education: Tournaments
241(1)
Continuing Education: Online
242(1)
About the Authors 243(1)
Index 244

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