A
all in 18, 28, 32, 173

protection rule 32

B
bad beats 64, 77, 80, 102, 173
bet 20, 30, 173
betting 11–12
betting structure 13
blind
big 11, 16, 173

small 11, 16, 179
bluffing 66, 77, 173

board 5, 173
boat 7, 173
books

on Hold'em 119–121
on poker 123–126

button 15, 173

C
call 11, 20, 30, 173
cardroom locations

Canada 160–161
central 155–156
central California 148
midwest 157
north 155
northeast 159
northern California 148–149
northern Nevada 145–146
Pacific northwest 150–151
regions 142
south 157–158
southern California 146–147
southern Nevada 143–145
southwest 152–153
west 154

cardrooms 15–19

buying-in 18
games in progress 19
leaving the game 19
leaving the table 19
signing up to play 17

cards 40, 42
cards speak 16, 174
Caro, Mike 128, 135
Carson, Gary 119
check 12, 20, 174
check-raise 12, 22, 67, 174
chess 113

computers 111, 115
correspondence 25
over-the-board 25
tournament 169–170

chips 15, 18, 174
collusion 32
community cards 6, 16, 174
computers 27
conduct

in a cardroom 19–20
online 30–31
online poker 30

Cooke, Roy 135

D
dealer 16, 31, 174
deception 66
drawing dead 174
drawing hand 174

common 50

E
Entering the Hand 55–56

F
Firepay 31
Five-Card Draw 3
flop 3, 5, 174

betting after 12
play after 58–59
reading 59–60

flush 8

probabilities 48, 50

fold 20, 30, 174
four of a kind 7
free card 62, 63, 174
freeroll tournament 175
full house 7

G
gambling 104–106
game characteristics

analysis of 90
classifying 72
four extremes 75

Guts Poker 133

H
hand rankings 6–7
high-low split 175
Hold’em

limit 175
no-limit 23, 176
online 25
pot-limit 23
rules 5–6
spread-limit 22, 179
variations 163–169

I
implied collusion 62, 175
implied pot odds 62, 175
Internet

broadband connection 29
cable TV line 29
connecting to 28
dial -up connections 28
DSL line 29
games 25
ISDN line 29
Service Provider 28
WebTV 29

Internet Explorer 28

J
jackpot games 22, 167–168, 175
Java 30
Jones, Lee 122

K
kicker 7, 9, 109, 175
Kimberg, Dan 69, 124
Krieger, Lou 120, 123

L
loose-aggressive players

description of 53
strategies for 78–80

loose-passive players

description of 53
strategies for 75–76

M
Macintosh

compatible poker 30
operating system 27
simulation on a PC 131

Malmuth, Mason 121
monster hand 32, 176

N
NETeller 31
Netscape 28
number of players

effect on probabilities 45
importance of 41

nut-flush 176
nut-straight 176
nuts 14, 176

O
Omaha 3–4, 101–102, 163–166, 176

online 132–141
rules 163–166
strategy 128

Omaha Eight or Better 176

book on 123
online 132–141
rules 166
one pair 10
online poker
differences 33
how to play 25–29
observation of 93
where to play 131–141

outs 50, 51, 52, 176
overcard 10, 49, 176

P
Pentium processor 131
Pineapple 3, 134, 139, 167, 177
play-money games 30, 35, 78
playing styles

descriptions of 53–54
importance of 41

pocket cards 5, 55, 177
pocket pairs

odds against 45

poker

articles on 128
books on 123–126, 171
computer simulations 111, 115, 171
schools for 127–128
tournaments 169–171, 177
tournaments online 132–141
Web sites 127

position 14

definition of 177
importance of 40
recommendations 44

post 19, 177
pot 5, 177
pot odds

definition of 41, 177
favorable 104–105
significance of 46
strategy 81
table for 52
usefulness 51

prepaid

ATM card 31
credit card 31

probabilities

behaviorial effects 100–103
change in 97
dependent 96
for improving a hand 50
for overcards 49
independent 96
on the flop 47

professional poker 85
proposition player 132, 177
psychology 107

R
raise 11, 20, 30, 178
rake 15, 16, 178
Razz 135
river card 5, 12, 178

betting after 12
play after 64–65

royal flush 6, 178

S
Schoonmaker, Alan N. 110, 123
scoop 166, 178
semi-bluff 66, 178
set 9, 178
Seven-Card Stud 6, 178

book on 124
comparison to Hold'em 44
online 132–141

Sexton, Mike 134
showdown 5, 12, 64, 76, 178
side pot 18, 178
Sklansky, David 91, 120, 121, 124
slow-play 178
splash the pot 21
starting hands

frequencies of 42
number of 14
odds for 43
play of 55–57
strength of 43
straight 9
draws to 47
probabilities 48, 50

straight flush 6
strategic grid 73
strategic considerations

loose-aggressive games 79
loose-passive games 76
tight-aggressive games 86
tight-passive games 83

string bet 21, 33

T
table layout 15
table stakes 18, 23, 179
tells 34, 179
three of a kind 9
tight-aggressive players

description of 54
strategies for 85–86

tight-passive players

description of 53
strategies for 82–83

tipping 17
tournaments

explanation of 169–171
software for 171

trips 9, 179
Turing Test 115
turn card 5, 179

play after 61–63

two pair 9

U
Uniform Resource Locator 28
Unix 27

V
Virtual PC 131

W
Warren, Ken 122
Web browser 27, 28
WebTV 29
wheel 9, 166, 179
Windows
operating system 27, 131
World Series of Poker 3, 171

Z
Zen 125