More Hold'Em Excellence

by Krieger, Lou

• ISBN13: 9781886070134
• ISBN10: 188607013X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Conjelco

Table of Contents

Table of Contents	i
Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	vii
Preface	x
An American Dreamer	1	(4)
What's Important in Winning Poker	5	(10)
Are Winning Strategies Enough?	7	(1)
Poker and the Information Explosion	8	(1)
Why Some Things Are Important in Poker and Others Aren't	9	(1)
Some Decisions Come Up Frequently	10	(1)
Costly Decisions	10	(3)
Some Decisions are Important Because They Influence Subsequent Actions	13	(1)
The Single Most Important Poker Decision	13	(2)
Solid Foundations	15	(13)
Starting Standards	16	(3)
Selection and Aggression	19	(2)
Patience	21	(2)
Position	23	(1)
Coping When All Goes Wrong	24	(3)
Summary	27	(1)
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hold'em	28	(4)
Hold'em Only Looks Like Stud. It Plays Differently	28	(1)
The First Two Cards Are Critical	29	(1)
Hold'em is a Very Positional Game	29	(1)
What Should You Start With?	29	(1)
The Flop Should Fit Your Starting Cards	30	(1)
Beyond the Flop	31	(1)
On the Starting Line: Early Position	32	(17)
Pre-Flop Possibilities	32	(3)
Pairs You Can Play In Early, Middle, or Late Position	35	(6)
Aces	35	(2)
Kings	37	(1)
Queens and Jacks	38	(1)
Middle Pairs---Tens, Nines, Eights, Sevens	39	(2)
Other Hands Playable In Early Position	41	(8)
Big Suited Connectors and Gappers A-Ks, A-Qs, A-Js, A-1Os	41	(1)
Big Unsuited Connectors and Gappers A-K, A-Q, A-J, A-1O	42	(2)
King Suited Connectors and Gappers	44	(2)
King Connectors and Gappers (Unsuited)	46	(1)
Other Suited Connectors and One-Gappers (Q-Js, Q-1Os, J-1Os, J-9s, 1O-9s)	46	(3)
On the Starting Line: Middle Position	49	(7)
Middle Position Hands	49	(7)
Pairs	49	(1)
Ace Suited (A-9s, A-8s, A-7s, A-6s)	50	(2)
Suited Gappers and Connectors (K-9s, Q-9s, Q-8s, J-8s, 1O-8s, 9-8s)	52	(2)
Unsuited Connectors and Gappers (K-10, Q-J, Q-10, J-1O)	54	(2)
On the Starting Line: Late Position	56	(5)
Late Position Hands	56	(3)
Pairs	56	(1)
Ace Suited (A-5s---A2s)	57	(1)
King Suited (K-8s---K-2s)	57	(1)
Jacks, Tens, and Nines---Gapped and Suited (J-7s, 10-7s, 9-7s, 9-6s)	58	(1)
Eights and Sevens: Suited Connectors and One-Gappers (8-7s, 8-6s, 7-6s, 7-5s)	58	(1)
Small Suited Connectors--- Sixes and Fives (6-5s, 5-4s)	59	(1)
Other Unsuited Connectors and Gappers (A-9 through A-7, K-9, Q-9, J-9, J-8, 10-9, 10-8, 9-8, 9-7, 8-7)	59	(2)
Simple Arithmetic	61	(12)
How Many Hands Are Rightfully Mine?	62	(11)
Flopping a Set	73	(5)
Common Mistakes at the Hold'em Table	78	(7)
Take What They Give You	85	(3)
How to Play Successfully in Loose Aggressive Games	88	(4)
Aggression	92	(3)
Counting Heads	95	(3)
Tells	98	(3)
The Right Seat	101	(3)
Money-Making Tips	104	(4)
Play Your Best---Always	108	(5)
Fighting Through Emotion	113	(4)
Back to Basics	117	(3)
Five Quick Ways to Better Your Game	120	(3)
Learn From Winning	123	(3)
Ten Keys to Success	126	(3)
Keeping it Simple	129	(3)
Monitoring Your Play	132	(3)
How to Get Lucky	135	(3)
Counterintuitive Strategies	138	(4)
Image	142	(3)
Bad Game, Good Game	145	(4)
A Maniac on the Loose	149	(4)
Dont's	153	(4)
Your Bankroll---How Much Do You Need?	157	(4)
Should You Go Pro?	161	(3)
Professional Poker Player's Aptitude Test	164	(15)
The Game Never Ends	179	(3)
Betting the Farm	182	(3)
Index	185	(4)
About the Author	189	(1)
About the Publisher	190	(2)
The Lou Krieger Start Chart	192