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Introduction | |
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What Separates the Great Players from the Good Players | |
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The Attributes of Great Players | |
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Great Players Make Very Few Mistakes | |
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Great Players Have an Innate Sense of Timing | |
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Great Players Know How to Make More Money on a Hand | |
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Experts Don't Burn Up Their Chips | |
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True Champions Have Stood the Test of Time | |
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The Basic Principles of Play for Getting to the Championship Table | |
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Set Your Goal for the Tournament | |
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Be Careful Before You Decide to Move All In | |
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Try to Increase Your Chips at Each Level | |
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Recognize the Impact of the Antes and Blinds | |
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Be Aware of Your Table Position in Relation to the Big Stacks | |
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Take Note of Your Place on the Curve | |
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Get to Know the Nature of Your Opponents | |
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Always Make Quality Decisions | |
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When You're One Table Away from the Money | |
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When You Have a Small Stack | |
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When You Have a Medium Stack | |
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When You Have a Big Stack | |
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When You've Made it to the First Money Table | |
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When You Have a Short Stack | |
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When You Have a Medium to Large Stack | |
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When You Have a Large Stack | |
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When You've Made it to the Second Money Table | |
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The Table-Two Plan | |
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With a Big Stack | |
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With a Medium Stack | |
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With A Short Stack | |
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When You're Playing Against the Short Stack | |
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When the Last Two Tables Combine | |
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Big Blind is One-Half of Your Stack | |
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Big Blind is One-Fourth of Your Stack | |
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Playing the Final Table | |
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When You're Playing 10-Handed | |
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At the Television Table, the "Official" 9-Handed Final Table | |
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Plan Your Play According to the Nature of Your Opponents | |
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Play Your Best Game | |
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Play Carefully When You Have a Medium Stack | |
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Always Maintain a Positive Attitude | |
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Playing Seven-Handed | |
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Six-Handed at the Final Table | |
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Start Off With a Plan | |
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Putting A Plan Into Action at the 2000 WSOP | |
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Size Up Your Opponents | |
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Playing Against Super-Aggressive Opponents | |
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Putting a Power Play on a Short Stack | |
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Select the Hands You Play Carefully | |
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Play in Position | |
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Know How to Play Your Relative Position in the Chip Count | |
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When You Have a Small Stack | |
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When You Have a Medium Stack | |
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When You Have a Commanding Lead | |
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When the Starting Stacks are Fairly Even | |
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Playing Three-Handed and Heads up at the Final Table | |
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When You're Playing Four-Handed or Three-Handed | |
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Adjust to Your Your Opponents' Style of Play | |
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Your Chip Count | |
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Your Table Position | |
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The Quality of Your Hands | |
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Raising and Limping | |
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When You're the Short Stack | |
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When You're the Big Stack | |
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Practice | |
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Playing Heads-Up | |
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The Cards You Play | |
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Your Position at the Table | |
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Going All In | |
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When You're the Short Stack | |
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In Summary | |
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The Anatomy of a Championship Table | |
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More Tournament Strategies | |
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When You Hit that Stone Wall in Tournaments | |
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On Outthinking Yourself in Tournaments | |
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The Biggest Mistake Amateurs Make in No-Limit Hold'em | |
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On Gathering Chips at the Start of a Tournament | |
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A Big Slick Story | |
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On Observation | |
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The Dumbest Play I've Ever Made | |
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More Thoughts from T.J. | |
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Tournaments Have Changed | |
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On Making Deals | |
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Is It Tougher to Win Tournaments Today? | |
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It's About Time to Bury Dead Money | |
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Just a Touch More Modesty, Please | |
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Bad Beats and Lame Laments | |
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TJ's Top Tips for Playing No-Limit Hold'em | |
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Eight Tips from T.J. | |
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Glossary of Poker Terms | |