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Poker: A Guaranteed Income for Life


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- A -


ABCs of Poker xvii
Acting 72-73
Action 180
Additional cards 62-63
Advanced Concepts of Poker, xvii-269, 17-18, 257, 260
Aerobics 263
Aggressiveness 26-28, 215, 267
Agreements 143-144
Alcohol 32, 130, 140, 214, 216, 262
Analytical thinking--See Thought
Ante 6, 65, 181
Appraising 50-57
example of 51
game 51,55
hand 55
opponents 51-54,55
changes 53
classification 52-54
mixture 53
position 55-58
Arguments--See Emotions
Armed robbery l68,196
Assets 127,176
Astrology symbols 214
Atmosphere 79-81,179-180
attractive 179-180
carefree 80
pleasant 80-81
relaxed 80
unpleasant 74-75, 216
Attitude 78,79-81,182-183
poor 96-97
proper 96

- B -


Bad-boy behavior 216
Bad debts -- See Credit
Bankrupt player; vi. 99
Bath 34
Beginning Poker xvii
Behavior 72-96
bizarre 207-212
friendly 75-76
in game 72-95
non game 94-96
tough, unfriendly, unpleasant 74-75,102, 216
Bet or get 62
Betting 26-28,44-47,84,97, 136-138
defensive 137-138
feeler bet 90
indirect 137
manipulations 45-46
offensive 137-138
pot limit 64,267
ratios 29,215
side bets 143-144
table stakes 6,64,267
weird bets 45
Betting pace 28-29,58,77-78, 80,97,131-132,181,194
examples of 28-29
game pace 28
hand pace 28
optimum pace 29
ratios 29
Betting stakes 26-28,58-60, 65-69,77,132,194,267
increases 65 - 69
example of 66-69
limit stakes 268
raising 161
temporary increases 65
Bibliography 278-298
Blackjack 200
Thorpe-type counting system 200
Black notebook 7-8,51,83, 104,131-132
Blandness 72-73
Blind shuffling 219,238
Bluffing 44-48,73,90, 116, 132-133,177-178,211, 212,231-232,235,243, 265
Bluffs
evoking or eliciting 90, 231-232, 235, 243, 265
purpose 265
reading 266-267
Boasting 16, 130, 217-218
Bonds 128
Books--See Poker Books
Bragging--See Boasting
Breathing 263
Bribes (favors) 135
Bug card--See Joker
Business 128
Business contacts 169

- C -


California card clubs--See Card Clubs
Card clubs (also see Gardena) 193-256
owners 202
seats 248
survey 249-251
Card odds--See odds
Cards 180
Card sequence 7
Cardsharps--See Cheaters
Cash 97
Cash position 102-104
Casino poker
cheating 220, 236-248
house dealer 199-200, 212, 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 194-196, 198, 236-248, 255-256
learning 205-206, 212-216
management 221, 224-225, 236, 245
poker 192-256
rake 129, 199-204
survey 156, 248-256
Lake Tahoe 248
Las Vegas 252-256
other Nevada 248
Reno 248
Caution vi
Character 217-218, 225- 229, 271-272
Character catalyst 271
Cheaters and Cheating 7, 17, 88, 109, 110-119, 218-247
accepting cheaters 112-113
amateur 222-223
bait 229
card manipulations 219
card marking and treatments 111-112, 219
casino management 221, 224-225, 236-237, 245
classical 219-221, 234-235
cold deck 119
collective 114
collusion partners 110-ll6, 217-219, 220-221, 240-247
cost of 112-113
counteractions 228-247
crimping 219, 238
culling and stacking 219, 241
daubing 219
dependence on 247
detecting 116-118, 228-229, 244-245
eliminating cheating 114
exposing cheaters 114
extent of 195
false cutting 219, 238
false riffling 219, 238
five-card or six-card stud 239
flashing 223, 231, 233
Gardena, California 230-235
house dealer 236-242
Las Vegas, downtown 236-242
Las Vegas, the Strip 242-247
litigation 225
lowball 231, 232-233
mechanical devices 111, 219
MGM scandal 224
modern 220, 222
natural-play technique 236-240
patterns, illogical 117, 228-229, 245
professionals 195, 220, 222-223, 228-247
proof of 221
reciprocal card flashing 230-235
rejecting cheaters 113-115
Robin Hood 115-116
second dealing 219
setup 229
stacking 111, 236-241, 246-247
stealing from pots 111,115, 224
surveillance of 221
switching cards 111,115, 235, 246
techniques 110-112, 218-247
tournaments 227-228
unbeatable 229,230, 232-233,236-240, 244-245,246-247
uncontrollable 224
victims 217
violence 110, 227,229
Cheating vs. deception 226-227
Check raising 61,263
Checks (bank) 101
bounced checks 103
cashing checks 103-105
check winnings 105
Chips--See Poker
Chips "Cincinnati Kid" 266
Clark Kents 266
Cleaning expenses 167
Club poker (Also see Gardena)
cheating 223,230-235
collection 191-205
Gardena, California 201
learning 205-212
survey 249-250
Collection fees 204
Collusion cheating 110, 116, 223,242-247
amateur 245-246
counteractions 240-247
crossfire betting 217-218, 242-245
signals 240,247
unbeatable 240,247
Companionship 128,130
Complaints 180
Concealing--See Deception
Concentration 31,92
Concepts--See Poker Concepts
Conclusion 271-272
Confidence 8
Conflicts 189
Contacts 154
Control 44-48,101,129, 153-154,167,188
Cracking signals 239
Craps 129,200
Credit 12,15,97-105,135,181
bad debts 99-105
absorbed 102
legal recourse 103
maximum 102
buying loans 104
credit rating 104
extending credit 100
reciprocating loan 100
refusing credit 101
risks 102
Credit rule 99-101
exception 100, 103
Crimping 219,238
Crossfire betting 219,242-244
Culling 219,238,240-241
Cutting pot (Also see House Cut) 129,167,201

- D -


Danger vi
Dark glasses 83
Daubing 219
Daydreaming 142
Dealer advantage 15,57
Dealer or dealing (Also see House Dealer) 84,88-89
Dealing seconds 219
Debts--See Credit
Deception and deceit 2, 17-18, 49, 76-78,226-227
concealing desires 77
concealing facts 77-78
deception vs. cheating 226-227
lying 78-79,92
Decisions 21-24
Definitions 1-29
betting 26-29
emotions 8-10
odds 18-26
poker 1-3
poker concepts 10-18
poker players 4-8
Derivation of poker 276
Deterioration 32
Diamond 70-71
Discipline 31-41
Discouragement 189
Disputed plays--See Rules
Distractions 139-142
examples of 142
Drawing 84,88-89
odds for 333-337
Draw poker 57,86-87
Drinking--See Alcohol
Drop--See Fold
Drunkenness--See Alcohol
DTC method 31-48
control 44-48
discipline 31-41
thought 41-44

- E -


Early bet 62
Earnings and winnings
cheaters 112-113,197-198
good players 16, 77, 113, 150-151,189-190, 197-198
professionals 197-198
shills 197-198
Edge odds--See Odds
Edge percentage--See Odds: Edge odds
Effort 42,135
Eldorado Card Club 207-212
Eliciting bluffs vi, 89-90, 231-232, 235, 243, 265
Emotions 8-10,109-110,113, 116,127-128
arguments 109-110, 179-180
disputes 109
emotional characteristics 9-10
emotional involvement 127-128,130
fear 9, 63
hurt feelings 169,171,189
influence 8
personal problems 109,181
reactions 8-9
resentment 185
scaring 170
stresses 9
Encouragement 170
Erroneous ideas 96-97
Errors 7,33,136-137
Ethics 74,88,226-228
Evaluations 34-39
outlines and notes 34-39
semi-annual game notes 36-37
semi-annual player profiles 38-39
weekly game notes 34-35
Evasions 271-272
Evoking bluffs-See Eliciting Bluffs
Evolution of poker 277
Excuses-See Rationalizations
Expansion 168-179
Exploitation 131-144
Eye actions or movements 83, 91
Eyeglasses 83,88
Eyeshades 180

- F -


False cutting 219,238
False riffling 219,238
Farm system 187-190
Favors 135
Fear-See Emotions
Feigning disorders 207
guttural sounds 207, 212-213
insanity 207-211
muteness 207,212
tics 207,212-213
Finances 188
Fines 160-161
Finn, John 2-269
Neocheating 268-269
notes 261-269
notes, lowball cheating 231-233
notes, public poker 213-216
Flashed cards (Also see Intentional Flashing) 87-91,222-223,230-235
pressure against 231,233
statistics 89
Flattery 95,170
Fold 88-89,92-94,136
Food 32,40-41,42,80,133, 135
Formulas 21,24,28
understanding 21,24
Freak hands 63,334-335
Future earnings 48
Future of poker 255-256

- G -


Gamblers and gambling 4,32, 102,127-129,262
blackjack 200
books on 290
collapse of 258
craps 129,200
definition of 127
gambling intensity 129
gambling situations 129
honesty of 256
horses 98,129,140
illegal 201
inveterate 259
lottery 129
numbers 129
roulette 129,200
slot machines 129
Game--See Poker Game
Game modifications 58-64
Game notes--See Evaluations
Game pace 28
Game rules--See Rules
Gang cheating--See Collusion Cheating
Gardena 194-212,230-235
card-club poker
     learning 205-212
     poker earnings 197
     tough players 205-212
Chamber of Commerce 202
club owners 202
establishment 230
gossip 230
overconfidence 231
poker mecca 201
poker players 205-206
survey 248-251
Ghost hands 86-87
Gifts 180
Glossary 299-332
Golden glow 219
Good-luck charms 214
Good players--See Poker Players: Good Players
Gossip 142,230
Guaranteed income
private poker 1-190
public poker 191-256
Guttural sounds 207

- H -


Hand pace 28
Health 162,189,263
High-low poker 13, 61
qualifiers 61
History 273-277
Holding cards 92
Hold 'em 63,222
tournaments 227-228
Honest marked cards 111-112
Honest poker 111-112
Horse racing 98,129,140
House cut 129,192,197-204 214
casino rake 129,198-201
Gardena time collection 193,197-205
House dealer 199-200, 206, 212, 214
all-knowing-See Public Poker
cheating 223,228,236-242, 246-247
paying off collusion dealer 240
toking 199-200,212,244
House game--See Public Poker
illegality of 201
sponsored by good player 201
House rules--See Rules
Hoyles 278-279
Hypnosis 131,138-139

- I -


Illness 184-185
Image, loose-player 266
Impulses 5
Income--See Poker Income
Individualism 271-272
Influence--See Control
Insanity vi, 207-211
Insurance 150-151
Intentional flashing 90-91, 230-235
Investment odds--See Odds
Investment situations 128-129
banks 128
bonds 128
business 128
intensity 128-129
situation 128-129
stocks 128
winner 128
Invitations to games 154-155, 174
Involvement 127-130,159
emotional 127-128
financial 129-130

- J -


Job 42,162
Joker 63,133
Justice 247,272

- K -


Kibitzers--See Peekers

- L -


Late hours 14,161-163
Las Vegas casino poker--See Casino Poker
Las Vegas riffle 219
Laws--See Taxes and Laws
Laziness 7,9,135
Liabilities 155,170-171
Library of Congress 280,290
Loans--See Credit
Location, 80,167-168
Loose player image 266
Losers 100,127-130,168-169, 255-256,259-269, 271-272
chronic 259
helping 180-182
on cover i
Losing streak 8,32
Losses 188-189
on-purpose losses 148-151
Lottery 129
Lowball draw 63,215
cheating 223,230-235
odds for 338-339
Luck 2,6,7,12,14,97
Lying--See Deception

- M -


Maintenance 179-186
Major-league game 187-190
Manipulations 45-46,213
betting 45
defensive 45-46
offensive 45
Marked cards 111-112,219
honest markings 111-112
Marker (buck) 57
Maximum-value hand 63
Maximum-win approach 4-5
Mechanics of poker 50
Memorizing 32,86-87,238
discards 86
in draw 86-87
in stud 86-87
Merciless poker 271-272
Minor-league game 187-190
Money xvii, 9, 96-97,271-272
unattached money 17
Money extraction 144-151, 159
Money flow or patterns 45, 48,58,145-151
controlled 148-151
ideal 148
uncontrolled (normal) 144-146
Morale 151,158,182-184
Morals viii, 226-227,260-261
Motives 127-130
Muteness 206-211,212-213
Mystical attitude 5-7,214

- N -


Nap 34
Negative activity 160-161 271
Negative qualities 271-272
Neocheating 217-218, 268-269
Nervousness 42
Nevada casino poker (Also see Casino Poker) 194-196
expansion of poker 248
survey 248,252-255
Newspaper 140,142
Nonbettors 263
Nongame behavior 93-96
Nongame contacts 95-96
Notes (Also see Evaluations)
Finn's lowball-cheating notes 231-232
Finn's poker notes 261-267
Finn's public-game notes 213-216
Novel games 63
Numbers 129

- O -


Objective attitude 5-8, 271-272
Objective thinking--See Thought
Observation 79-94
Odds 18-26,333-343
accurately defined 333-334, 336
calculations of 333-334,336
comparison of 343
card odds 18-21,333-335
examples of 18-19, 335-343
low hands 19, 338-339
statistics 20
consistently calculated 334-335,336
draw odds 336-337
edge odds 24-26,45,48,63, 66-67,70-71,109,127, 146,156,161,168,199, 200,205,232-233,239
formula 24
statistics 25-26
graph of wild-card odds 343
hold 'em odds 340
investment odds 21-24,44, 137-138, 214,220,228, 233,239,242,262
examples of 21-24
formula 21
lowball odds 19, 338-339
pat hands 337-338,341,342
draw hands 336,338,339, 341
high pairs 338
two pairs 342
various hands 337
rank of hands 334-335
stud odds 340,341
tables of 334-343
wild card odds 342
Off days 184-185
One million dollars 189
On-purpose losses 150-151
Opponents 51-54,55,76, 77-78,127-151,211-212, 215-216,261-267
changes in 53
classification of 54
disintegration of 54
families of 95
intimidation by 206-211
stimulating poor attitudes in 96-97
wives of 95-96
Optimum pace 28-29
Other games 77
Organization 158-168

- P -


Pace--See Betting Pace
Pan 251
Peekers 88-89,91-94
Penalties 13,160-161, 271-272
Personality 74-76
friendly 75-76
friendly traditions 75
split 75,95
unfriendly, tough 74-75, 101-103,157,171-174, 216
Personal weakness--See Weakness
Physical fitness 216, 261, 263
Physical movements 72
Pick-up checks 61
Place-and-show-tickets-split-pot-with-twist-your-neighbor 63
Player notes--See Evaluations
Players--See Poker Players
Poker xvii, 1-3,14,16, 271-272
availability 194,213,248
deception, rightness of 226-227
derivation of 276
electronic 225-226
evolution of 277
faking success 271-272
future 225,255-256
good poker 4-5,17-18,31, 49-51
history 273-277
inflation hedge v
justice 247
nonproductive activity 261
penalties 271-272
private 1-190
public 191-256
casinos 193-256
public clubs 193-256
rewards 271-272
stereotyped, fictionalized, and romanticized views 266
Poker books 12-16,278-298
Gambler's Book Club 298
gambling books 290
in Library of Congress 280-290
University of Nevada 298
Poker chips 80,97,141
Poker concepts 11-19
advanced 1-269,257-259
common xvii, 11-17
new 188
Poker game 153-190
attendance 178-179
breaking up 158
card club 191-212,230-235, 248,249-251
casino 129,191-201, 212-216,236-247, 252-255
collapsing 158,167,256
expanding 168-179
farm system 187-190
fast game 205-207
filled game 178-179
financial potential 158
high stake 187
irregular games 159
leaving early 185-186
location 167-168
different 168
permanent 167
low stake 187-188
maintenance 179-186
major league 187,190
making attractive 179-180
minor league 187-188,190
new games 153-155
one-shot games 157
organizing 158-168
other games 153-158
public 191-256
quitting 157
World Series 216
Poker income 42,66-67,77, 125,130,150,155, 189-190,197,198
Poker Manual xvii. 257-260, 275,297
buyers 257-258
profits from 260
use of 258-260
Poker notes
general 35-40,257-267
lowball cheating 231-232
private poker 261-267
public poker 212-218
Poker players 4-8
bankrupt 99
breaking in 187
contacting 164-167
desirable 154-155
financial limits 159
good players 4-5,7,45, 74-77,129,156,170-174
house-game sponsor 201
independent 217
playing against 5,7
profits 195,197-198
rejecting 170-174
two in a game 5
helping 169-170
irregular players 178-179
keeping 169-170
losing tolerances 159
new-breed player 218,318
new players 169-170
permanent players 155-157
poor players and other players 5-7,14,77-78, 154-155,168,261
potential 95,168,187-188
professional 217-256
recruiting 154,155,158
rejecting 170-174
selecting 187-188
women players 174-178, 208-209,215
Poker rules--See Rules
Poker, World Series of 216, 227
Policies 96-110
Pornographic literature 140
Position 55-58
fundamental 48,55
seat 56-58
technical 55
Positive qualities 271-272
Posture 32
Pot limit--See Betting
Pride 100
Private-game professional 217-218
Private poker worldwide 192, 194-196
Private vs. public poker 192-193,194-196
Probabilities--See Odds: Card Odds
Professional establishment 206-207,221,228
Professional players 191-256, 217-256
beating 228-247,266-267
beginner 228
character 217-218,226-229
cheating 218-247,255-256
establishment 206-207,221, 228
nature of 217-218,226-229
new breed 218,318
private-game 216-218
proposition players 197
reading 206
shills 197,198,215
stereotype 206,217,228, 266
trade tools 228
well-known 216,218
winnings 195,197-198
women 175-176,215
Profit 66-67,125,190
poker income; 125,130,190, 197-198
profit motive 4-7
Proposition players 197
Psychology 8-10,46,94-96, 267
Public-game professional 217-256
Public poker 191-256
billion-dollar-a-year industry 255-258
cheating 222-223,228-247
collapse 256
control of 216
earnings 195,197-198
learning 205-216
notes 212-216
women players 208-209, 215
Public vs. private poker 192-196

- Q -


Qualifiers 61,67
Questions and responses 82-83,85,265
Quitting a game 157-158
Quitting poker 260-261
Quitting time 16,161-162

- R -


Radio 139-140,142
Raising 13,44,84
Rake--See house Cut
Raking power 199-200
Rank of hands 18-19, 334-335
Rationality 256,271-272
Rationalization 7,259-260, 265
Razz 251
Readable patterns 72,83-86, 91-92,247
Reading bluffs 265
Reading cheaters--See Cheaters, detecting
Reading opponents 82-86, 247,264-265
Recruiting players 154-155, 158
Reflected cards 88-90
Relative performance--See Odds: Edge Odds
Relaxation 263
Religious crosses 214
Remembering--See Memorizing
Reno casino poker--See Casino Poker
Resting place 188
Riffle, cull, and stack 219
Right to bet 62
Robbery 168,196
Roulette 129
Routines, roses and rules 214
Rudeness 171-174,216
Rules xvii, 6,105-109,214, 278
disputed plays 106-107
exposed cards 106
misdeal 106
out of turn 107
game rules 105-108,278
equitable interpretations 105,108
problems 106-107,108
Gardena 208
house rules 107-108
Hoyles 278-279
inequitable rules 107
modified rules 105-106
ruleless situations 105-106

- S -


Salvation Army 208
Seat position 56-58
arrangement 57-58
height 216
swapping 57
Self-control--See Discipline
Shave 34
Shills 197, 198, 215
Shuffling 86-87
Side bets 143-144
Signals--See Collusion Cheating
cracking signals 247
Six-card stud, Reno 239
Slot machines 129
Smoking 208, 216, 262
Social contacts 169
Spectacular plays 46
Spectators 91-92
Split pot--See high-Low Poker
Squeezing cards 43, 84
Stakes--See Betting stakes
Starting time 159, 160
indefinite 160
firm 160
Statistical game 214, 262
Statistical value 55
Stocks 128
Strategical game 214, 262
Strategy 49-125, 78, 92
ingredients of 49-50
immediate or action 50, 55
long range 50
short range 50
Strength, estimated 55
Stud poker, 57, 85, 86-87
five-card 64
odds for 340-341
Sunglasses 83
Super-powerful hands 229
Superstitions 132-133, 214
Systemization 72-73

- T -


Table stakes--See Betting
Tailor-made games 58-64
Tattletale 103
Tattoos 214
Taxes and laws 119-125
federal excise tax 119
federal income tax 119
tax form 125
state laws and taxes 120-124
Technique 31-48
control 44-48
discipline 31-41
DTC method 31-48
thought 41-44
Telephone calls 164-167
telephone forms 165
Television 139, 142
Tells--See Reading opponents
Tension 263
The Diamond 70, 71
Thorpe counting system 200
Thought 21, 41-44, 271-272
analytical thinking 41
objective thinking 41
Tics 207, 212
Tight playing 11, 15, 78
Time cuts of collections--See house Cuts
Gardena schedule 203, 204, 214
Time limit 6
Time lost 260-261, 271
Tipping-See Toking
Toking 199-200,212,244,246
Tough behavior--See Personality: unfriendly
Tournament poker 216,227
cheating in 227-228
Twist 59,60-61
double twist 60
giant twist 60
unlimited twist 61

- U -


Underbetting hands 263
Understanding poker xvii, 1-2,50-51
learning public poker 205-216
Unexposed cards 88-91
Unfriendly game 42,213,218

- V -


Verbal expressions 72
Violence 110,196,229
Vocal tones 72,82

- W -


Wallace, F. R. xvii, 260-261, 268,297
Weaknesses 131-135
Welching 16,102
Whims 271
Wild cards 63
odds for 342
Wild games 6,63
Winners (Also see Poker Players: good Players) 128,271-272
as losers 261
nature of 4-5, 256-261, 271-272
Winning 143
rate 144-145
too fast 144-145
Winnings 42,67,77,125,130, 150,154,155,163, 189-190,195,197-198
professionals 195,197-198
Win one-million dollars 189-190
Win streak 8,16,32
Women players 174-178, 208-209,215
World Series of Poker 216, 227

- Y -


Yearly income 42,125,150, 154,155,163,190,195, 197-198



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