1. Systemization and blandness (38)

2. Personality (39)

a. Unfriendly or intimidating (40)

b. Congenial (41)

c. Introvert and extrovert (42)

3. Practicing deceit (43)

a. Concealing desires (44)

b. Concealing facts (45)

c. Lying (46)

4. Creating an atmosphere (47)

a. Carefree (48)

b. Relaxed (49)

c. Pleasant (50)

5. Observation (51)

a. Reading opponents (52)

b. Remembering exposed cards and ghost hands (53)

c. Seeing flashed cards (54)

d. Intentional flashing (55)

e. Peekers (56)

6. Nongame behavior (57)

1. Money (59)

a. Maintaining proper attitude (60)

b. Stimulating poor attitude in opponents (61)

c. Increasing money in game (62)

2. Credit (63)

a. Extending credit (64)

b. Refusing credit (65)

c. Cashing checks (66)

d. Bad debts (67)

3. Rules (68)

a. Modified rules (69)

b. Disputed plays (70)

c. Inequitable rules (71)

d. House rules (72)

4. Arguments and emotional situations (73)

PART FOUR
OPPONENTS

XVI Involvement (81)

1. Emotional (82)

2. Financial (83)

XVII Exploitation (84)

1. Personal weaknesses, favors, and bribes (85)

2. Play of cards and betting (86)

3. Hypnosis (87)

4. Distractions (88)

5. Agreements (89)

XVIII Money Extraction (90)

1. Winning too fast (91)

2. Uncontrolled money flow (92)

3. Controlled money flow (93)

PART FIVE
GAMES

XIX Other Games (94)

1. Finding a game (95)

2. Becoming a permanent player (96)

3. Quitting a game (97)

4. Breaking up a game (98)

XX Organization (99)

1. Regular game (100)

2. Starting time (101)

3. Quitting time (102)

4. Contacting players (103)

5. A place to play (104)

XXI Expansion (105)

1. New players (106)

a. Keeping players (107)

b. Rejecting players (108)

c. Women players (109)

2. Improving attendance (110)

XXII Maintenance (111)

1. Making the game attractive (112)

2. Helping losers (113)

3. Raising the morale of losers (114)

4. Off-days (115)

5. Leaving the game early (116)

XXIII Major-League and Minor-League Games (117)

1. Major league (118)

2. Minor league (119)

3. Farm system (120)

PART SIX
PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC POKER

XXIV A Guaranteed Income from Public Poker

XXV Private vs. Public Poker

XXVI The House Cut

XXVII Learning Public Poker

1. Club poker

2. Casino poker

3. Notes on public poker

XXVIII Professional Poker Players

XXIX Professional Cheating

XXX Why Professionals Cheat

XXXI Beating Professional Cheaters

1. Gardena, California

a. Collusion cheating -- reciprocal card flashing

2. Las Vegas, Downtown

b. Collusion cheating with house dealer -- natural-play technique

c. Collusion cheating with house dealer--culling and stacking

3. Las Vegas, the Strip

d. Collusion cheating through partner crossfire betting

e. Amateurish collusion cheating with sanction of house dealer

f. Unbeatable collusion cheating through dealer-player partnerships

XXXII Survey of Clubs and Casinos

XXXIII The Billion-Dollar Poker Industry

PART SEVEN
POKER NOTES

XXXIV Poker Notes--1968 to 1980

1. Who is buying the Poker Manual?

2. What will happen when all players own the Poker Manual?

3. Why does the author reveal the Advanced Concepts of Poker?

4. John Finn's notes on private poker

5. Neocheating--the rising menace to poker, blackjack, bridge, and gin

Conclusion

APPENDICES

Appendix A--History

Appendix B--Bibliography

Appendix C--Glossary

Appendix D--Poker Odds

1. Rank of hands with odds

2. Draw odds

3. Pat-hand odds

4. Lowball odds

5. Hold 'em and stud odds

6. Seven-stud odds

7. Seven-stud catch odds

8. Two-pair odds

9. Wild-card odds

10. Comparison of odds

Index

TABLE OF TABLES

1 Attitudes of Poker Players

2 Emotional Reactions

3 Examples of Common Concepts in Poker Literature

4 Card Odds

5 Edge Odds

6 Betting Paces

7 Disciplines

8 Weekly Game Notes (blank form)

9 Weekly Game Notes (filled out)

10 Semiannual Game Profile (blank form)

11 Semiannual Game Profile (filled out)

12 Semiannual Player Profile (blank form)

13 Semiannual Player Profile (filled out)

14 Ingredients of Strategy

15A Classes of Players

15B Changes in Players

16 Seat Positions

17 Game Modifications

18 Concealing Desires

19 Concealing Facts

20 Nongame Behavior

21 Disputed Plays

22 Rejecting Cheaters

23 State Laws about Poker

24 Intensity of Investment Situations

25 Intensity of Gambling Situations

26 Uncontrolled Money Flow for Ten Games

27 Performance Data--Uncontrolled vs Controlled Money Flow

28 Telephone Calls (blank form)

29 Telephone Calls (filled out)

30 Differences between Private Poker and Public (Club and Casino) Poker

31 Effects of Cheating and House Cuts -- Gardena Club Poker

32 Effects of Cheating and House Cuts -- Las Vegas Casino Poker

33 Money Extracted by Gardena Poker Clubs via Time Collections

34 House Collection Schedule

35 Cheating Methods and Devices

36 Cheating Techniques Used in Public (Club and Casino) and Private Poker

37 Survey of Poker Clubs in Gardena, California

38 Casino Poker on The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada

39 Casino Poker in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada

The Diamond

Money-Flow Patterns

Derivation of Poker

Evolution of Poker

Comparison of Odds