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.The Advanced Concepts of Poker demand intensivediscipline and continuous thought--the very efforts that chronic losers seek to avoid.In fact, they buildelaborate rationalizations or excuses to avoid any such discipline and thought.They play poker to"relax" their minds.Applying the Advanced Concepts of Poker would contradict and threaten theirrationalized excuses for losing.Revealing the Advanced Concepts of Poker to chronic losers is similar to revealing the logicaladvantages of being sober to chronic alcoholics, or revealing the unbeatable casino odds to inveterategamblers.Few chronic losers will change their self-destructive habits when confronted with theirerrors.On reading the Advanced Concepts of Poker, some chronic losers temporarily become wary ofthe good player and alert to some of his techniques.But in most cases, their alertness soon fades andtheir awareness sinks even lower because of a tranquil confidence that develops from now "knowing"http://www.neo-tech.com/poker/part7.html (2 of 8)9/17/2004 12:26:21 PM Poker Book, Poker Notesthe good player's techniques and from "being savvy" to his tricks.They quickly let themselves forgetthat his techniques and deceptions continue to extract money from them.Yet any loser at any time can choose to use his mind[ 44 ] to make himself a winner.The mind is theinstrument required to use the Advanced Concepts of Poker Winners make themselves winners bychoosing to effectively use their minds.And losers make themselves losers by choosing to default on theeffective use of their minds.Responsibility for the results of poker rests squarely and solely on theindividual.3.Why Does the Author Reveal the Advanced Concepts of Poker?In addition to the answer above (that revealing the Advanced Concepts of Poker will not diminish thegood player's profits), the author gives two additional answers:1.Compared to playing poker and extracting money from a limited number of players, the potentialprofit is greater for selling the Advanced Concepts of Poker to 47,000,000 poker playersdomestically and to an estimated 75,000,000 poker players worldwide.2.After writing the Manual and identifying the nature of winning poker as a highly profitable buttime-consuming, nonproductive activity that requires bringing out the worst in opponents, theauthor stopped playing poker.Poker can work against the good player's self-esteem and happiness no matter how much money he winssince the source of self-esteem and happiness lies in being productive,[ 45 ] and poker is anonproductive activity.Also, in the long run, a person will almost always earn more money by pursuingproductive routes rather than nonproductive or destructive routes.Furthermore, in poker, the good player must strive to surround himself with losers--with people who areconstantly defaulting on the use of their minds--the opposite kind of people whom the good player couldrespect and enjoy.That poker is not a very satisfying or rewarding way for him to consume large,irreplaceable portions of his life.The good player, therefore, may be the biggest loser in the game.And the superior professional player is perhaps the biggest loser in poker, especially in public poker.Constantly surrounded by losers, he consumes his intelligence and time in a situation that provides aguaranteed income, but offers neither an interesting nor a productive future.4.John Finn's Notes on Private Poker(See Chapter XXVII for John Finn's notes on public poker.)1.Beat opponents through their personal weaknesses- through their irrationalities.Smoking, forexample, is a self-destructive irrationality that represents a vulnerability--a lack of discipline andhttp://www.neo-tech.com/poker/part7.html (3 of 8)9/17/2004 12:26:21 PM Poker Book, Poker Notescontrol.If an opponent constantly hurts himself through irrationalities such as smoking (ordrinking excessively, chronic gambling, mysticism, dishonesty, or physical unfitness), he cancertainly be manipulated into hurting himself through a much more subtle irrationality such aspoker.2.Probe all opponents for weaknesses that can be manipulated in order to extract maximum moneyfrom them.Also identify and eliminate your own weaknesses (or at least guard against losingmoney through your weaknesses).Constantly strive to identify and correct your errors--and thencapitalize on corrected errors (i.e., by springing traps on those alert opponents who werecapitalizing on your past errors).3.Be alert to changes.Opponents can undergo drastic changes during a poker session.In a fewminutes, an opponent can change from a tight, careful player to a loose, reckless player--or viceversa.To maintain the best investment odds, constantly monitor and adjust to all changes in allopponents.4.To evaluate more accurately the quality of poker played by any individual, analyze his game intwo separate segments--his statistical game and his strategical game.The statistical game is theshorter-range card-playing and money-management aspects (the mechanical aspects) that dependon an understanding of the odds or probabilities and on discipline and control.The strategicalgame is the longer-range imaginative aspect that depends on alertness and on independent andobjective thinking effort.The good player usually beats professional players and cheaters with asuperior strategical game.5.Concentrate on areas that provide maximum advantages.For example, in a game with weakplayers, concentrate more on opponents' play and do more manipulating.In a game with strongplayers, concentrate more on your own play and do less manipulating (which can give away yourhand and intentions).Better yet, avoid playing with strong players.6.Breathe deeply to release tensions, especially in the neck, shoulders, and buttocks.Tension-freerelaxation makes a player more effective for extracting money from opponents.Also, beingphysically fit (especially being aerobically fit via regular roadwork) can make a significantcontribution not only to your stamina, but also to your ability to concentrate and implement theAdvanced Concepts of Poker.7.Use hypnotic motions and whispered chants to condition and train players to react favorably-- to"obey commands" (e.g., to fold, bet, or raise).8.Often you can profitably check strong hands from deeper positions than most players realize (e.g., you can profitably check four sevens from a deeper position than two high pair).Not tooserious if no one opens after checking a strong hand, since opening against all non-bettors wouldnormally result in a small pot with few, if any callers--and they would be weak callers.Therewards of winning larger pots by check raising are greater than the risks of losing smaller,passed-out pots.But also avoid underbetting hands-- especially strong hands.9.Opponents holding openers or good hands tend to be more alert.Players who suddenly startpolicing the game usually have at least openers.Players glumly staring at their cards will seldomopen.Players who are tense and not looking at their cards (but are alertly looking at the pot orother players) will usually open.10.By learning to read opponents' hands accurately, the card odds become less important as themanipulation of opponents and bluffing become easier and more important.http://www.neo-tech.com/poker/part7.html (4 of 8)9/17/2004 12:26:21 PM Poker Book, Poker Notes11.Predicting cards and odds becomes increasingly accurate--especially in stud games--as the handprogresses
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