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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Some Definitions Before We Begin | |
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| Counting Outs | |
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| How Much Does A Mistake Cost? | |
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| An Example Of Counting Outs | |
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| Pot Odds By The Book | |
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| The Problem With All This... | |
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| Estimating The Number And Value Of Your 'Outs' | |
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| The Basic Rules For Counting Outs | |
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| Why Do We Sometimes Add One Out For The Possibility Of Holding The Best Hand? | |
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| Partial Outs And Borderline Decisions | |
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| Common Sense | |
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| Practice Counting Outs | |
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| Some Important Concepts | |
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| Draw Odds Are Meaningless Unless They Measure The Chance Of Winning | |
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| Money In The Pot Belongs To Nobody...Yet | |
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| Each Betting Round Generally Stands On Its Own | |
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| But Flop Odds Change If You Are Committed To The Hand | |
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| Your Number Of Outs Can Change Between The Flop And The Turn | |
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| Aggressive Play Can Manipulate The Implied Odds | |
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| Aggressive Play Can Create Outs | |
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| If Bet Odds Are Positive, Get As Much Money In The Pot As You Can | |
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| It Hurts To Lose | |
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| Exposed Cards DO Matter | |
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| Table Action Charts | |
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| How We Will Use The Table Action Charts | |
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| Charting The Action | |
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| Committing On The Flop | |
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| Some Happy Endings | |
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| Charting the Free Card | |
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| A Few Observations | |
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| Homework and Good Playing Habits | |
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| So What Good Are All These Outs? | |
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| Out For The Count | |
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| A Quick Review | |
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| Classifying Your Opponents | |
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| Loose vs. Tight | |
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| Aggressive vs. Passive | |
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| Setting The Standard | |
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| Modifying Your Out-Count By Classifying Your Opponents | |
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| The Advantage Of Relative Position | |
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| But What About The Turn? | |
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| What Good Are All These Charts, Really? | |
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| How Big Is The Pot? | |
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| Pot Size On The Flop | |
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| Pot Size On The Turn | |
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| What If You Don't Know What Your Opponents Will Do? | |
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| Summarising The Rules For Counting The Pot | |
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| An Example Of Counting The Pot | |
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| The Advantage Of Position On The Flop | |
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| The Advantage Of Position On The Turn | |
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| A Chart You Can Finally Use | |
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| If The Pot Is Raised | |
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| How To Play Marginal Decisions | |
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| Online Play | |
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| Playing For Keeps | |
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| First, A Word About Bluffing On The River | |
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| Exceptional Draws | |
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| Good Draws | |
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| Complex Draws | |
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| Long-Shot Draws | |
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| The Most Powerful Play In Poker | |
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| When The Board Pairs | |
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| Raising With Middle Pair | |
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| Timing Your Raise When You Do Make Your Hand | |
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| Seven Steps To Mastery | |
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| Begin To Count Outs | |
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| Begin To Classify Draws | |
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| Begin Counting Pot Size On The Flop | |
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| Continue Counting Pot Size Through The Turn | |
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| Memorise The Important Charts | |
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| Practice Reading Opponents' Late-Street Tendencies | |
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| Bring Your 'A' Game | |