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Raiser's Edge Tournament-Poker Strategies for Today's Aggressive Game

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ISBN-10: 193539648X

ISBN-13: 9781935396482

Edition: 2011

Authors: Bertrand "elkY" Grospellier, Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib, Tony Dunst

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Description:

In the highly fluid and fast-changing tournament poker universe, the dominant trend is toward looser and more aggressive play. With the game evolving at a furious pace, serious players need to be ahead of the curve. The Raiser's Edge conveys the powerful cutting-edge tactics that will get you there.
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Huntington Press
Publication date: 7/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Preface
How This Book Came About
General Concepts
Evolution of the Game
The Metagame
Styles of Play
Advantages
How to Use the Hyper-LAG Style
How to Defend Against the Hyper-LAG Style
Ranges and Pot Control
Having a Plan
Hand Reading
External Factors
Internal Factors
Tournament Play
Early-Stage Play (No Antes, First 3 Levels)
Playing Against Tight Opponents
Identifying and Exploiting
Weaknesses and Tendencies
Identifying and Countering Raises on Dry Flops for Information
Leading on the Flop and Turn
Playing the Flop
Hands with Flopping Value
Playing Difficult Flops
Continuation Bets (C-Bets)
Positional Play
Pot Control
Controlling the Pot Pre-Flop
Pot Control on the Flop
Pot Control on the Turn
Monitoring Your Image
How To Use Your Image
Big Calls and Big Folds
Fighting for Control of the Table
Bluffing
Picking Your Opponent
Bluffing Opportunities
Picking Off Bluffs
Min-Raises
Pre-Flop
Flop Min-Raises
Turn Min-Raises
River Min-Raises
Mid-Stage Play (Antes to Bubble)
100 BB and Above
l75 to 100 BB
50 to 75 BB
40 to 50 BB
30 to 40 BB
25 to 30 BB
18 to 25 BB
13 to 17 BB
12 BB and Under
Example of Adjustments Based on Stack Sizes
Equilibrium Solutions for 3- and 4-Betting
The Truth About Equilibrium Strategies
Equilibrium 3- and 4-Betting
Changing Stack Sizes, Raise Sizes, and the Ante
Changing Position and Tournament Pressures
Bringing It All Together- Equilibrium Solutions
Enough with the Computers- Exploitive Solutions
The Incredible 3-Bet/4-Bet Push Charts
Advanced Tournament Concepts
Raising, 3-Betting, and 4-Betting Pre-Flop
Advanced Moves for the Current Aggressive Game
Final Table
Studying Your Opponents
Before the Final Table
The Final Table Prize Pool
Heads-Up(HU)
Relative Stack Sizes
Heads-Up Equilibrium Solutions with 20 BB and 15 BB
Considerations
Live Versus Online: Live Players' Weaknesses
Live-Tournament Adjustments for Online Players
Online-Tournament Adjustments for Live Players
Stop the Presses: The Latest in Online Poker Trends
Tells
The Basics of Lying and Bluffing
Gestures of Confidence and Insecurity
Universal Gestures
Open-Hand/Clasped-Hand Gestures
Insecurity Gestures
Hand and Thumb Gestures
The Most Common Lying Gestures
Evaluative Gestures
How To Practice
Online Tells
Detailed Mathematical
Hand Analysis
Glossary
About the Authors
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