Polished Poker: Vol I - Free Poker Ebook

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Fyi, I somehow missed the last edits that were made that messed up a ton of the formatting. I fixed it, and re-uploaded a new version, so I'd suggest just re-download it if you already got the e-mail.

Yikes... Didn't know it would mess it up that bad. :(
 
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For fun, posting the self-evaluation chart.

Hand Reading (R) - 6 or so. I know range stoving pretty well, but I have a tendency to over-evaluate hand ranges based on how I'd play a hand, plus I need some experience.
Post Flop bluffing (R/A) - 4-ish. I bluff too much and consequently show up consistently very weak when I show down.
Anticipating Opponent Reactions (P) - uhhh, 5 maybe.
Light Value Betting (R/A) - 4. I tend to value-cut myself a fair bit.
Tilt Control (P) - 6-7. Used to be like 3, but I've gotten used to the variance aspect of the game, and nowadays I just think bad beats are funny rather than threatening. I get more tilted at my own bad play than bad beats/coolers.
Calling Down Light (R) - 5-ish. I am never altogether sure how light is too light and like I said above, I value-cut myself often.
Bet Sizing (R) - 7. Sizing my bets for exploitative purposes (and considering calling odds for exploitative purposes for that matter) is one of the things I do best.
Proper Aggression (A) - 4. I'm really waaaay too aggro, and I can't survive outside of games where every position is a steal position. My HJ and CO ranges are hideously spewy.
Capitalizing on Opponent Weaknesses (A) - 5 or so.
Inducing Bluffs (R) - 6. My bigger problem here is impatience, but honestly inducing a bluff from a lag isn't hard.
Math of Poker (R) - 7. I'm still learning but I'm ace at math in general, so poker math isn't that tough.
Starting and Quitting Sessions (P) - 8. I think I got my methodology for starting/quitting down pretty good.

Aggression- 4
Rational Deduction- 5
Psychology- 6
 
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John A
When you come back from your honeymoon?

I really want, what would you teach me to play of Texas Hold'em (cash games), if you will have it on their free time.
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Wow very cool! Thank you John, I will be digging into this as soon as possible, MUCH appreciated!
 
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I manually emailed it to you yesterday. You didn't get that either?
no,i didnt get tha manual email either. thats pretty wierd. maybe my hotmail settings are twisted or messed up and its blocking some of my incoming mail. but no worries i got it and it looks great. thanks again and will be giving feedback as soon as ive read it all. the first few pages that i managed to go through look very interesting.
 
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link went to junk :( Once I'd retrieved it, the book downloaded fine :)

Thanks John
 
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Got mine too now - many thanks for this and hope your wedding and honeymoon go well.
 
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Little late to the party, as I just saw this. Thanks John.
 
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I thinks it is a great book.And may be it will change my view to cash game.I always think that there are more gamble factors in cash game than in tournament.
 
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Thanks John. Looking forward to it, having followed some of your posts in the analysis sections. Will keep on the lookout for any edit suggestions or questions as I read.
 
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I find it interesting that nowhere up top is your name John (as of my first reading). Are you not taking credit for this book?:confused:

If we find spelling or grammatical errors, how should we notify you?
I found one, but did not mark it down anywhere. I seem to remember it was a if/then spelled if /than, or vica/versa.
 
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Hey everyone! Just getting ready to leave on our honeymoon. Our wedding was amazing, and just a festival of love and laughter.



If you have any questions, comments, anything about the book, just put them in here or PM me. I look forward to reading all of your feedback.

I hope everyone is doing really well, and having a great run at the poker tables!
 
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Hi,John.Can you offer mobi format which I can read in my kindle?I have tried the pdf format in my kindle,the font sized cant be changed and is hard to read.And if you dont know what mobi format is,may be doc format can be used instead in kindle which is better than mobi in kindle.
 
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is anyone havin trouble d.ling the book? i registered and got the email but when i click on the link it just shuts down my explorer. im using Internet explorer. you think thats a problem? and hi john congrats!
 
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Downloading it, i will give it a try.

Congratulations on your marriage :)
 
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is anyone havin trouble d.ling the book? i registered and got the email but when i click on the link it just shuts down my explorer. im using Internet explorer. you think thats a problem? and hi john congrats!
Right click on the link and save as, or save link as. Or download google chrome, or Firefox.
 
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Thanks so much for doing this John. I took a quick look at it last night and it looked pretty good. I'm planning on reading thoroughly soon.
Congrats on your marriage :)
 
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Thanks for this John. Congrats on the wedding and have an awesome time on the honeymoon!
 
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Thanks so much for doing this John. I took a quick look at it last night and it looked pretty good. I'm planning on reading thoroughly soon.
Congrats on your marriage :)

^^Same as above...skimmed and liked what saw. Will read.
 
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is anyone havin trouble d.ling the book? i registered and got the email but when i click on the link it just shuts down my explorer. im using Internet explorer. you think thats a problem? and hi john congrats!
May be you should try other browsers,like chrome.
 
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