Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book : More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em

by Gordon, Phil; Ferguson, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781416927198
• ISBN10: 1416927190
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-03
• Publisher: Gallery Books

Summary

in POKER: THE REAL DEAL AND PHIL GORDON'S LITTLE GREEN BOOK, Phil Gordon - co-host of Celebrity Poker Showdown and a world-class player and teacher - shared the strategies, tips, and expertise he's gleaned during his phenomenally successful career. Now, he shows players how to apply those theories to actual hands in order to make smart, confident decisions with every move. Gordon walks readers through hands that he's encountered in six different scenarios, from an online cash game to a World Series of Poker match, revealing not only what plays he made, but also why he made them. He relates what goes through a pro's mind in every situation, whether it's a timely bluff or a questionable call, and helps players calculate their own best moves in the most pressure-fuelled, lightning-paced situations. in analyzing specific hands, Gordon also imparts important lessons in key poker skills such as calculating odds, shorthanded play, and discovering tells. And he discusses memorable plays - the good and the oh-so-bad - from Celebrity Poker Showdown, explaining why players made certain moves and, in many cases, what they should have done differently. insightful, witty, and filled with real-life pro secrets, LITTLE BLUE BOOK is required reading for every player looking to make a profit and raise his game to the next level.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(6)
Player Attributes	7	(2)
Cash Games	9	(86)
Aloha, Full House!	11	(5)
A Weird Draw	16	(6)
Mind Games	22	(5)
Rusty Nails	27	(5)
Flashback	32	(4)
The River Apu	36	(6)
Math Genius	42	(9)
Tilting Lennie	51	(4)
I'm Not Bluffing	55	(6)
Going to War with the Unabomber	61	(8)
Four Is the Magic Number	69	(4)
The Power of Persuasion	73	(8)
Can You Say "Overbet"?	81	(4)
In the Boardroom	85	(6)
Feeling Isolated	91	(4)
Early Tournament Play	95	(44)
Squeaky Tight	96	(3)
Poison Ivey	99	(4)
Charity Case	103	(6)
Going Broke with One Pair	109	(4)
Stepping Up to the Mike	113	(5)
Lost at Sea	118	(5)
Flushed	123	(5)
Sometimes You're Just Going to Go Broke	128	(7)
Time for Bed	135	(4)
Middle Tournament Play	139	(49)
Image Isn't Everything, but It's Close	140	(5)
The Speech	145	(6)
Bad Position	151	(3)
Short-Stacked	154	(3)
Short-Stacked Again	157	(2)
A Scare Card Hits the Turn	159	(5)
The Waiting Is the Hardest Part	164	(2)
Accepting Donations	166	(4)
To Hell with the Devil	170	(6)
A Guinness to the Genius	176	(4)
Four Aces	180	(4)
Rocket Man	184	(4)
Late Tournament Play	188	(40)
Adios, Amigos	189	(6)
Marco Polo	195	(7)
Inside Man	202	(6)
The Bubble	208	(3)
Punked!	211	(5)
Rushing to Disaster	216	(3)
Big Hand Big Pot, Small Hand Small Pot, Part I	219	(4)
Big Hand Big Pot, Small Hand Small Pot, Part II	223	(5)
The Final Table	228	(81)
When Crime Doesn't Pay	229	(4)
Fish- n - Chips	233	(5)
Dressed to the Nines	238	(4)
Prelude to a Nightmare	242	(4)
Flying Blind	246	(9)
Sucking Out	255	(6)
I Fought the Law	261	(5)
The Opposite	266	(7)
Situation: Critical	273	(3)
Positional Paradise	276	(6)
Buying Ammo	282	(5)
War Games	287	(5)
It's All Over, Baby!	292	(3)
I May Not Be the Best Player at the Table, but...	295	(5)
Unexpected Fireworks	300	(5)
Limping	305	(4)
Sit & Gos	309	(30)
Getting It in with the Best	311	(3)
Drawing Blanks	314	(5)
The Andrew End	319	(5)
Taking It Down on the Turn	324	(4)
Reversal of Fortune	328	(7)
Mad Money	335	(4)
Satellites and Supersatellites	339	(26)
Gut-Shot Dreams	340	(5)
Off to the Races	345	(4)
Collusion Collision	349	(5)
A Slam Dunk	354	(4)
Brokeback Mountain	358	(2)
Heavenly Sevens	360	(5)
Afterword	365	(2)
Further Study	367	(14)
A Short Guide to Poker Jargon	381