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9781580421492

Championship Hold'em Tournament Hands : Championship Strategies at Limit and No-Limit Hold'em!

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  • ISBN13:

    9781580421492

  • ISBN10:

    1580421490

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-02-01
  • Publisher: Cardoza
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $29.95

Summary

Two tournament legends show players the key concepts and thinking behind 100 actual hold 'em hands.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD 15(4)
LIMIT HOLD'EM HANDS 19(132)
INTRODUCTION
21(3)
BIG PAIRS
24(21)
1. HOW TO PLAY ACES
24(7)
The Basics
Aces in a Front Position
Dangerous Flops
Other Types of Flops
Aces in Late Position
2. HOW TO PLAY KINGS
31(4)
The Basics
When an Ace Hits on the Flop
When You Flop a Flush Draw
3. HOW TO PLAY QUEENS
35(6)
The Basics
When You Flop an Open-Ended Straight Draw or Overpair
Flopping Top Set on a Dangerous Board
4. HOW TO PLAY JACKS
41(4)
When You Flop an Open-Ended Straight Draw or Overpair
BIG CONNECTORS
45(19)
5. HOW TO PLAY A-K
45(5)
When You Flop Two Overcards
Dangerous Flops
Trapping
6. HOW TO PLAY A-Q
50(2)
7. HOW TO PLAY A-J
52(3)
8. HOW TO PLAY K-Q
55(6)
9. HOW TO PLAY Q-J
61(3)
MEDIUM CONNECTORS
64(13)
10. HOW TO PLAY J-10
64(7)
11. HOW TO PLAY 10-9
71(2)
12. HOW TO PLAY 8-7
73(4)
MEDIUM PAIRS
77(13)
13. HOW TO PLAY TENS
77(4)
14. HOW TO PLAY NINES
81(3)
15. HOW TO PLAY EIGHTS AND SEVENS
84(6)
SMALL PAIRS
90(12)
16. HOW TO PLAY SIXES
90(3)
17. HOW TO PLAY FIVES
93(4)
18. HOW TO PLAY FOURS
97(2)
19. HOW TO PLAY TWOS
99(3)
SMALL CONNECTORS
102(3)
20. HOW TO PLAY 5-4
102(3)
BIG-LITTLE SUITED
105(7)
21. HOW TO PLAY A-7
105(4)
22. HOW TO PLAY K-5
109(3)
ONE-GAP HANDS
112(8)
23. HOW TO PLAY Q-10
112(3)
24. HOW TO PLAY 10-8
115(1)
25. HOW TO PLAY 9-7
116(2)
26. HOW TO PLAY 7-5
118(2)
TWO-GAP HANDS
120(9)
27. HOW TO PLAY K-10
120(2)
28. HOW TO PLAY Q-9, J-8
122(2)
29. HOW TO PLAY 10-7
124(2)
Defending the Blind with Inferior Hands
30. HOW TO PLAY 8-5
126(3)
THREE-GAP HANDS
129(10)
31. HOW TO PLAYA-10
129(5)
32. HOW TO PLAY K-9
134(2)
33. HOW TO PLAY 10-6
136(3)
PLAYING THE BLINDS
139(5)
34. BIG AND LITTLE BLINDS
139(5)
PLAYING AGAINST SUPER-AGGRESSORS
144(7)
35. STRATEGY ADJUSTMENTS
144(7)
NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM HANDS 151(94)
INTRODUCTION
153(3)
ACES
156(22)
36. HOW TO PLAY ACES IN FRONT POSITION
156(9)
The Case for Limping
The Case for Raising
Playing Aces in the Late Stage
Pot-Limit Hold'em
37. HOW TO PLAY ACES IN MIDDLE POSITION
165(8)
Setting the Standard Raise
38. HOW TO PLAY ACES IN LATE POSITION
173(1)
39. HOW TO PLAY ACES IN THE BLINDS
174(4)
When Bad Things Happen to Good Hands
ACE-KING
178(9)
40. HOW TO PLAY ACE-KING
178(3)
41. HOW TO PLAY ACE-KING
181(2)
42. HOW TO PLAY ACE-KING
183(2)
43. HOW TO PLAY ACE-KING
185(2)
KINGS
187(5)
44. HOW TO PLAY KINGS IN EARLY POSITION
187(2)
45. HOW TO PLAY KINGS ON A RAG FLOP
189(3)
46. HOW TO PLAY KINGS
AGAINST AN ACE-BOARD
192(5)
47. HOW TO PLAY TWO KINGS: OVERPAIR
193(2)
48. HOW TO PLAY TWO KINGS AT THE WSOP
195(2)
TWO QUEENS
197(5)
49. HOW TO PLAY TWO QUEENS
197(5)
Queens in Early Position
Queens in Late Position
Pot-Limit Play
TWO JACKS
202(3)
50. HOW TO PLAY TWO JACKS
202(3)
ACE-QUEEN
205(3)
51. HOW TO PLAY ACE-QUEEN
205(3)
ACE-JACK
208(2)
52. HOW TO PLAY ACE-JACK
208(2)
KING-QUEEN
210(3)
53. HOW TO PLAY KING-QUEEN
210(3)
K-Q in Late Position
K-Q in the Blinds
ACE-WHEEL CARD
213(6)
54. HOW TO PLAY ACE-WHEEL CARD
213(6)
Playing A-4 in Pot-Limit Hold'em
A No-Limit Ace-Small-Card Scenario
Another Ace-Small-Card Scenario
TWO TENS
219(5)
55. HOW TO PLAY TWO TENS
219(5)
Early to Middle Position Late Position
MIDDLE PAIRS
224(2)
56. HOW TO PLAY MIDDLE PAIRS
224(2)
SMALL PAIRS
226(5)
57. HOW TO PLAY SMALL PAIRS (SIXES)
226(2)
58. HOW TO PLAY SMALL PAIRS (FOURS)
228(3)
Pot Limit Notes
MIDDLE SUITED CONNECTORS
231(5)
59. HOW TO PLAY MIDDLE SUITED CONNECTORS 9-8
231(5)
Early Position
Late Position
Pot Limit Notes
THE "7-2" FACTOR
236(3)
60. HOW TO PLAY THE "7-2" FACTOR
236(3)
BUILDING YOUR STACK
239(6)
61. HOW TO BUILD YOUR STACK
239(6)
KEY CONCEPTS LEARNED AT THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER 245(102)
INTRODUCTION
247(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1978
249(5)
1. HOW TO BLUFF AND TURN THE TIDE
249(3)
2. HOW TO GET POT-COMMITTED
252(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1979
254(6)
3. SET OVER SET
254(1)
4. GETTING FLUSHED OUT AT THE RIVER
255(2)
5. HOLDING POCKET ACES AGAINST A DRAW
257(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1981
260(7)
6. SET OVER SET TURNS THE TIDE
260(2)
7. THREE-HANDED WITH KINGS
262(1)
8. FLUSH DRAWS HEAD-UP
263(1)
9. DRAW AGAINST DRAW AGAINST LUCK
264(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1982
267(2)
10. THE MIRACLE CHIP
267(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1983
269(3)
11. SET AGAINST DRAW
269(1)
12. HEADS UP FOR SEVEN HOURS
270(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1984
272(2)
13. MAKING A DRAMATIC BLUFF
272(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1985
274(3)
14. A KEY HAND IN THE FINAL TABLE
274(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1987
277(3)
15. OVERBETTING THE POT LOSES THE BATTLE
277(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1988
280(2)
16. AT A TOUGH FINAL TABLE
280(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1990
282(3)
17. A DRAMATIC AND INCREDIBLE HAND
282(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1991
285(5)
18. BIG SLICK VS. J-J VS. 8-8
285(2)
19. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BEST KICKER
287(1)
20. A GUTSHOT DRAW
288(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1992
290(8)
21. WHEN A DRAW FALLS SHORT
290(1)
22. TOUGH DECISION-FOLDING POCKET KINGS
291(2)
23. BLUFFING, RAISING, RE-RAISING, FOLDING
293(2)
24. GOING HEADS-UP WITH A MARGINAL HAND
295(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1993
298(2)
25. KNOWING WHEN IT'S TIME TO SHUT DOWN
298(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1994
300(5)
26. A STRAIGHT FLUSH DOUBLES UP THE WINNER
300(2)
27. THE DANGER OF CHECKING
302(1)
28. UNDERSTANDING WHEN AN OPPONENT IS POT-COMMITTED
303(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1995
305(4)
29. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHIP COUNT
305(2)
30. THE EIGHTS WERE LOOKING GREAT
307(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1997
309(9)
31. A DRAW VERSUS TWO PAIR
309(1)
32. WHEN THE FLOP COMES A-K-X
310(1)
33. PLAYING A BIG BLUFF
311(2)
34. THE LUCK FACTOR
313(2)
35. WHEN THE FLOP SHOULD BE BET
315(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 1998
318(6)
36. POCKET ROCKETS HIT THE DUST
318(1)
37. THE IMPORTANCE OF READING A BIGGER PAIR
319(2)
38. RAISE OR JUST MAKE A CRYING CALL?
321(1)
39. THE FATEFUL A-Q
322(2)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 2000
324(6)
40. 11 TO 10 FAVORITE OR 4.5 TO 1 DOG
324(2)
41. ONLY HAND IT COULD BE: ACES
326(1)
42. CHIPPING AWAY STRATEGY
327(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 2001
330(5)
43. SLOW-PLAYING KINGS
330(2)
44. A GAME OF MISTAKES
332(3)
WSOP CONCEPTS FROM 2002
335(2)
45. A NIGHTMARE OF ACES
335(2)
TOURNAMENT TALK WITH T.J. AT THE FINAL TABLE
337(10)
TOURNAMENT POKER TERMS 347

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