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NOTICE This document is protected by United States copyright law. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, publish, or broadcast any part of it without the prior written permission of the authors. Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em Ed Miller Sunny Mehta Matt Flynn Copyright © 2009 by Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, and Matt Flynn ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this document or the related files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Ed Miller, 9850 South Maryland Parkway, Suite A-5, Box 210, Las Vegas, NV 89183, United States of America. www.smallstakesnolimitholdem.com ISBN-13: 978-0-9825042-0-8 ISBN-10: 0-9825042-0-9 Limit of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher has used its best efforts in preparing this book, and the information provided herein is provided "as is." The publisher makes no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Trademarks: This book identifies product names and services known to be trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective holders. They are used throughout this book in an editorial fashion only. In addition, terms suspected of being trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks have been appropriately capitalized, although the publisher cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark, registered trademark, or service mark. A CKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, we thank the delightful Anna Paradox for her careful and kind editing. Anna was most helpful in shaping the manuscript and keeping a keen eye not only on what we wrote, but also on what we did not write. Any editor can see the former, but not many see the latter. If you need a good editor, poker or otherwise, she is your huckleberry. She can be reached at www.annaparadox.com. We thank Mark Roh for his friendship, careful review of the manuscript, and perpetually cheerful willingness to help whenever he was needed. Scott Roh contributed his math and programming savvy to create the dominance chart for big card hands. Thank you, Scott! Professor Lars Stole of the University of Chicago was most helpful with the game theory discussions in the text. Several people helped review the manuscript, including Cero Zuccarello, Piotr Lopusiewicz, Marc Crawford, Elaine Vigneault, and Mimi Miller. Thanks to Miranda Wumkes for designing the cover art. She can be reached at www.mirandawumkes.com. Ed would like to thank Elaine, Mom, and Dab. Your love and support is with me in every word. Also thanks to Sunny and Matt for being just foolish enough to complete this journey along with me. Sunny would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support, as well as his coauthors for their combination of intelligence and diligence. Matt thanks most of all Theresa, Sean, and Ryan for their continued support and affection. Last book for a long time, I promise! Thanks to my family and friends. Thanks to my coauthors for their persistence and especially their easygoingness. Thanks to Tommy and Alex for teaching me how to play back in the day. And thanks to all my acquaintances in the pokerverse who have made it interesting, especially the Raleigh cast of characters. C ONTENTS INTRODUCTION 9 PART 1: FRAMEWORK 11 64 SQUARES 13 SHOWDOWN EQUITY AND STEAL EQUITY 15 USING EQUITIES TO MAKE DECISIONS 18 STEALING 20 WHAT MAKES STEALING LIKELY TO SUCCEED 23 PART 2: BEATING ONLINE $1–$2 6-MAX GAMES 29 INTRODUCTION 31 STEALING BLINDS AND PLAYING POSITION 35 PROFILING OPPONENTS USING STATS 49 BARRELING 62 GOING FOR VALUE WITH GOOD HANDS 93 3-BETTING LIGHT AND THE 3-BET, 4-BET, 5-BET GAME 125 ISOLATING BAD PLAYERS 150 HANDLING OPPONENT AGGRESSION 159 SPECIFIC PREFLOP DECISIONS 175 PUTTING IT TOGETHER 190 PART 3: 7 EASY STEPS TO NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM SUCCESS 203 STEP 1: PLAY TIGHT 206 STEP 2: DON’T PLAY OUT OF POSITION 210 STEP 3: DON’T OVERCOMMIT IN SMALL POTS 213 STEP 4: BIG POTS FOR BIG HANDS 217 STEP 5: PULL THE TRIGGER 221 STEP 6: ADJUST TO YOUR OPPONENTS 226 STEP 7: KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME 231 CONGRATULATIONS 235 PART 4: BEYOND $1–$2 237 UNDERSTANDING FIXED BET SIZES 240 PLANNING BIG BLUFFS 264 OVERBETTING THE FLOP 274 UNDERBETTING IN MULTIWAY POTS 276 BALANCING YOUR LINES 278 BANKROLL REQUIREMENTS 301
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