Secrets of Professional Tournament · Poker Volume 1 · Fundamentals and How to Handle Varying Stack Sizes by Little, Jonathan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction

Why I am Writing this Book

Section 1 Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The Fundamentals

Do Not Get Stuck on Formulas What to Think about in a Hand Expected Value Pot Odds Effective Stack Size Reasons to Bet The Importance of Position Putting Opponents on a Range You Need a Stronger Hand to Call than to Raise Relative Hand Strength Do Not Play Robotically Image Levels of Thinking Make Friends at the Table When Someone Tries to Outplay You My Style

Section 2 Chapter 3

Introduction

Playing Very Deep Think Ahead How Much to Bet

Chapter 4

Before the Flop

Which Hands to Raise When There is a Raise Before You When There are Limpers When You are Re-raised Playing from the Small Blind Playing from the Big Blind The Squeeze Play You do not Have to Raise the Button

Chapter 5

Post-Flop Concepts

Value Betting Bluffing Represent Something Pot Control When to Slow Play

Chapter 6

Playing the Flop

Leading into the Raiser as a Bluff Raising and Check-raising as a Bluff Floating Continuation Betting Raising and Check-raising the Flop Leading into the Pre-flop Raiser When there was a Reraise Before the Flop How to Play each Type of Hand Multi-way Pot Considerations

Chapter 7

Playing the Turn

Bet When they Check Check-raising the Turn When You are Raised on the Turn Calling with a Draw on the Turn Playing top Pair on the Turn

Chapter 8

Playing the River

Calling when You Think you are Beat How to Value Bet the River Bet an Amount They Can Call Over Betting the River Not Putting Your Opponent All-in Blocking Bets Bluffing on the River When you are Raised on the River Raise-folding the River Over Calling on the River

Chapter 9

Miscellaneous Topics

Make Your Decisions Simple Know what you are Inducing Advertisement Plays Fancy Play Syndrome Give the Illusion of Fold Equity Play Straightforwardly in Large Pots When You Are Re-Raised the Minimum Check when you Hit your Draw Big Calls or Big Folds How to Play Against Good Regulars Exploit Each Player How to Play with a Maniac on Your Left When a Player Will Not Back Down Being the Table Bully

Section 3 Chapter 10

When you have Between 125 and 60BBs

Play Tighter As Stacks Get Shorter Raise Players who Fold too Much Pot-Control Medium-Strength Hands Getting All-In with a Strong Hand Re-raising with Weak Hands

Chapter 11

When You have Between 60 and 40BBs

Do Not Fear Going Broke Do Not Put a Lot of Chips in and then Fold Limp-Calling in a Raised Pot Limping the Button

Section 4 Chapter 12

When You Have Between 40 and 27BBs

Gamble to Get a Better Stack Which Hands to Raise The All-In Squeeze Early-Position Steal Being Pot-Committed

Chapter 13

When You Have Between 27 and 15BBs

Raise-Folding Three-Betting All-In

Chapter 14

When You Have Between 12 and 5BBs

Pushing When There Are Limpers When There Is A Raise Calling Pushes When Someone Pushes over Your Raise Isolating Versus Calling Half-Stack Raise Stop-and-Go

Chapter 15

When You Have Less Than 5BBs

Conclusion