tl Rd ee ZOURNAMEN }FREE GAMBLING NEWSLETTERS Sign Up Now! - Sign up for Avery: Cardoza’s email newsletters end you» seceive three for free: Aver? Cardoza’s Poker Newslener, Online Gaming Newsletter. Out newsleters ae pac tips, exper straegies, special disconnts, free money sigh-up . pre-publication discounts, pokerind | gaming books anywhere, FIRST EDITION Copyright © 2006 by Amold Sn ~All Rights Reserved - Library of Congress Catalog Card No: 2005930779 ISBN: 1-58042-203-9 Visit our Web site—wyrwcardozapub.com—or write {or a full list of books and computer strategies. CARDOZA PUBLISHING PO, Box 1500, Cooper Staton, New York, NY 10276 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION “The Real Money-Making Approach: Live and Online Filing in the Information Gap ‘Strategies to Win for Today's Small Buy-In Tournaments ‘Success Can Be Yours ‘ANEW APPROACH 1. THE WAITING GAME VS.THE HUNTING GAME 21 2. HOW TO PLAY TEXAS HOLD'EM 26 ‘The Blinds ‘The Deal “The Common Poker Betting Actions Hand Rankings ‘The Play of the Game 1 “The Betting Structure 3. THE PATIENCE FACTOR ‘Tournament Speed at a Glance Fast Tournaments Medium-Fast Tournaments Medium Tournaments Slow Tournaments ‘The Value of Fast TournamentsTHE STRATEGIES 4. MEET THE WEAPONS: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS 62 5. BASIC POSITION STRATEGY 72 ‘The Importance of Preflop Basic Position Multinay Pots How to Lear the Basic Position Strategy Tournament Simulation Software Practicing Against Real Players in Real Money Tournaments ‘Setting Up Postfop Position Plays 6. CARD STRATEGY I: HANDS AND MOVES % “The Value of Your Cards in Relation to Your Postion Early, Middle, and Late Preflop Card Strategy Postfop Card Strategy Reading the Board Understanding the Nuts ‘More Postlop Thoughts 7. CARD STRATEGY 15 Pot Odds “The Concept of Outs ‘Odds with Two Cards to Come Implied Odds \When Pot Odds Don‘t Matter in Tournaments How to Practice the Card Strategy 8. PLAYER TYPES 132 ‘Ace Masters Flush Masters More on Ace Masters and Flush Masters Pair Masters Cagey Codgers Canasta Ladies Bost People ‘ShownTelless Ball-Cap Kids| imps Oats > |. THE CHIP STRATEGY 150 ‘The Necessity of Building Your Stack Early ‘The chip Basic Strategy Mastering the Complexities of Chip Strategy Bet Timing The Short Strategy