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Introduction
Poker is an amazing game. It allows you to have many freedoms with
virtually any style of play that you choose. Your personality definitely and
inevitably comes out on the board. The reality is however that there are only
a few playing methods that will ever achieve profitability. Many poker
players that play often and with the same people can become very
predictable. But, its the best players that are the ones who always keep you
guessing. They change gears continually and unpredictably. Just when you
think they are bluffing, they are holding the nuts. Just when you think they
have an incredible hand they are holding a hand that isnt worth the ink
printed on the cards. After its all said and done they are the ones holding the
chips and you might be the one left holding the bag.
This book is based on a system that has helped yours truly become
highly successful in the world of online poker. As it turns out the system is
strictly for PokerStars.com because of the algorithm (shuffling pattern).
However, this book can help you become successful in poker on virtually
any online casino. The reason is that I will touch on all points of playing
winning poker. The last part of this book is devoted to gaining an
additional edge (a mind blowing edge, good thing you found this book)
on Poker Stars that to my knowledge you cant get anywhere else!!! Did
you know that only 5% of all poker players ever make money consistently? I
dont say, win money because win implies luck. Yes poker has some
luck, but skill and odds will overcome luck all the time.

Winning gambling is all about having an edge. If you dont have an

edge and you still want to gamble you might as well take your entire
bankroll and head to Vegas. Dont waste any time, just hop onto a roulette
table and bet the entire amount on black. You almost have a 50/50 chance
of winning minus the Houses edge of course and see what happens. At
least it would save time for some of the poker players I have seen. They
would get even better odds doing that than they would ever get playing
poker.
I dont recommend you do anything like that of course, but its an
interesting point. Winners take educated risks, not blind ones. A winner in
poker is the one who has the chips and nothing else. Its not the pots, its not
the ego, it is the chips. No matter what your playing level, there is something
in this book that can and will improve your game if properly applied. Lets
learn how to make and keep those chips.
Let me assure you that it is totally possible to make money on Poker
Stars.com without the use of this system. However using sound tight
aggressive play coupled with this pattern system can give you an edge unlike
no other. This edge can be unparalleled and can make a huge difference in
your outcomes.
The first part of this book is devoted to bringing you up to par and
helping you to become the great online player you should be if youre not
already. The second part is how to turn Poker Stars algorithm (shuffling
pattern) greatly in your favor.

Poker Stars Cracked

This is what you have been waiting for so lets get right to it. This is
not some 400-page book that will bore you. It is designed to be brief,
effective, and to be easily mastered.
Please note the Poker Charts, as you should refer to them often while
reading this and playing. I personally have it printed out and taped to the
wall next to my computer for easy reference when I gamble online.
When I go to the casino and play limit Texas Holdem I usually win 4
out of 5 times. I play tight and aggressive. When I first started playing online
I couldnt believe how diverse the players and the cards were. I was winning
1 out of 5 sessions online. What a joke I thought. I know I am good but why
am I losing so much?
Please note, that this book is based on my experience and opinion of
Poker Stars. I am not, nor have ever been affiliated or employed by any
casino or any online casino at any time!
When utilizing the information presented in this book, you agree to do
so at your own risk. The author and other parties affiliated assume no
liability in the outcomes of your gambling.
I would like to assure you, that if you only learn and retain just a few
of the strategies in this book, it can more than pay for itself. I think you will
have a much better time playing online poker with this knowledge.

Get your priorities straight. In my opinion, the ONLY thing that

matters in poker is winning chips. Its not singling a player out and having
an ego battle. Its not losing most hands just to say you were strong enough
to stay in. The only winners at the end of any session are the ones who walk
away with more chips than they started with!
Please do yourself a favor and focus on learning the repeating pattern
cycles. The only way to do that effectively is to write down every starting
hand you have and keep track of ALL of your wins and losses.
I strongly recommend doing this on PLAY MONEY FIRST for at least
40 hours. It will be time well spent and will really prepare you for REAL
MONEY with these new strategies!!!!
I must stress that in real life, playing no limit poker, I would not
dream of using some of these strategies. Although, I am not a known
professional poker player, I am definitely good enough to make a great
living playing poker.
You are most likely aware (mathematically) of how to properly bet
with certain hands in Hold'em.
Please remember this book is a strategy to use Poker Stars flawed
algorithm (shuffling pattern) against it. That means sometimes betting on
rags (garbage hands), and sometimes placing improper betting amounts.
That means this system is SOMETIMES diametrically opposed to real life
betting strategies in some situations.

Have no fear, because not only does this system work, but you can
also test this on play money for as long as it takes, before you get the hang
of it. Certain positions, you should gladly lay down even pocket Aces. I
know that must sound crazy, but the only way for you to realize those
situations is to practice using these strategies.
Most of the time, you are going to want to use sound playing methods,
BUT if you want to take advantage sometimes you will not.
If you enjoy playing poker on Poker Stars.com and have discovered
the undeniable level of uncertainty in securing more consistent victories,
then please allow me to assure you that NOT everything is random about
Poker Stars.
In fact, the only thing that is consistent in online gaming is the fact
that it is not always truly random. The cards follow undeniable patterns over
and over again. In my opinion, this algorithm ensures that online gaming
continues to attract and retain the largest percentage of players.
Not only could you increase your winnings per session when playing
No Limit Texas Hold'em on Poker Stars.com, but also you could minimize
your losses by applying this knowledge.
This book can help you win consistently when gambling online,
playing ALL TYPES of poker on ALL TYPES of online casinos. After
applying the principles in this book you should be much better off and find
your way to the top.

Table of Contents
Part 1

Pages

Chapter 1

The differences between online poker,

casino poker, and home games.

9-16

Chapter 2

The graph and betting / odds

for LIMIT Holdem

17-21

Chapter 3

Position

22-23

Chapter 4

Limit verses No Limit

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Chapter 5

Other Tips

25-27

Chapter 6

No Limit Strategy & Poker Stars Algorithm

28-42

Chapter 7

Pattern Introduction & shuffling process

43-59

Chapter 8

Conclusion and Bonus Codes

60-64

Part 2

Chapter 1
The differences between online poker, casino poker, and home games

Money
There are many differences between online poker, casino poker, and
home games. In a home game you might just play strictly with cash. It can
make you stop and think before you call a $15 raise and have to physically
put three more $5 bills into a pot just to see one card that may not even help
your hand.
In real life at the casino and sometimes at a home game, you usually
have to buy chips with real hard cash. There is a certain shift that occurs
when this happens. It is psychologically easier to throw three $5 chips into a
pot than three $5 bills. Chips make counting and stacking a lot easier but
they also disassociate you from real hard cash.
Real money can once again become clear for a brief time as soon as
you have to buy more chips with real hard cash. It always makes you think
when you have to reach into your pocket or purse and grab your wallet.
In an online casino, its usually just a matter of using a credit card or
sending a money order/wire transfer to the online casino to get your virtual
bankroll started. There are no real chips, just icons that represent chips,
which are in fact virtual numbers. You must have an even greater discipline
to respect your money in this scenario.

Time
In fact, you dont even have to push the chips onto the table to make a
bet, call a raise, etc. etc. All you do is click a mouse button and youre done.
It can be done so fast that if you dont take a breath; its easy to have your
judgment thrown off by emotion.
Your play is magnified on an internet casino. One main reason is that
the cards and hands are played so much faster. There is very little physical
movement, as all you have to do is point and click the mouse. It literally
takes seconds. In real life there is the physical motion of picking chips up,
counting chips, and placing them in the appropriate place. This all takes
additional time and fortunately can help you when having to make a
decision.
There is no real dealer in online poker other than an icon representing
a dealer. That means no tipping. At a $1 or $2 tip per win, this can save your
bankroll a lot of money.
The rake still exists and actually varies depending on the online casino
you choose to play at. The rake should be considered because after all said
and done if you break-even while playing, the rake would eventually take all
of your money over time.
When there is a rake involved in poker it is your responsibility to find
and play with players that you are better than. A home game is the only
exception as there typically is no rake.
If youre in a heads up game online and your opponent is almost equal
to you in playing ability, then you are both going to break even most of the
time with each other, and find your bankroll slipping away to the houses
rake.

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On average, an online poker game will move three times as fast as a

real casino. That means your weaknesses will be magnified three times. That
means the rake is three times as much. Of course youre still getting three
times as many hands for your money. For some players however, this can be
catastrophic. What seems like hours for someone to call a raise may in
reality only take seconds in online poker. Its so easy to get used to this
faster type of play, that you can easily lose perspective on the real amount of
time passed.
To go to a real casino takes planning. For some of you it might entail
a flight, for others a lengthy drive. The time that it takes to get to the casino
can be very helpful for your mindset because it psychologically forces to
give you time to prepare.
In an online casino, you can play it right in your own home. What
might take an hour or so to get to the local casino or a day or so for some of
you, others can get into a Holdem game online for real money in one
minute or less. You dont have to shower and shave or change your clothes.
You simply have to click a few buttons and youre ready to play. There may
be no transition of mind set at all. If youre in a bad mood or good mood,
happy or sad, you will most likely stay in that mood while you are playing
until you have time to adjust. If its a mood problem, it might cost you an
arm and a leg during that transition.
Whenever I am driving to a casino, I typically look in the rearview
mirror and smile at myself. I then say, youre going to win tonight. I do
this several times during the drive providing it is safe. In essence I pump and
psyche myself up. Its one way I personally prepare for poker. I have found
that when I expect to do well at something I usually do. If I am angry or
have problems on my mind it definitely affects my game and not in a good
way.

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Distractions
Distractions will kill your bankroll. There can be 10 times as many
distractions from your home as there can be in a real casino.
Here is a list of the most common home distractions that should be
addressed and dealt with if you expect to play poker well.
The list can go on and on. Sometimes it seems like as soon as I escape
into the virtual world to play a few hands, I become bombarded by the
impossible. My phone rings off the hook. My favorite song is on. I
remember the movie I wanted to watch is starting on cable. I get a business
call. My girlfriend says I dont give her enough attention. My parents call
wanting to know when I am going to visit them. The FedEx guy knocks on
my door etc. etc.
Imagine flopping a nut flush and 4th street pairs the board. You have
to analyze your opponent and decide if he has a full boat. With five other
distractions hitting you at once, how are you going to make a good
judgment? Even as I am writing these words my puppy (shes a pug) just
jumped on my lap and is demanding attention. Do I throw her off my lap? I
love animals so I gently put her down on the floor. Now shes staring at me
with a sad look on her face and I am beginning to feel guilty. I am glad I am
not in a tough hand of poker right now as it could be just enough of a
distraction to make the wrong call.
I love a smooth drink just like the next guy. Have a couple of those
and win a few hands while playing poker and youll feel like youre on top
of the world. Give it 30 minutes and you can watch your bankroll run for the
hills. For me poker is so much fun and I live to play it that I never used to
think of it as work. The bottom line though, is that if you want to win and
win consistently, then you have to treat poker like your job and treat it with
respect.

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Whether youre in a home game, casino game, or virtual game;

alcohol and drugs should be avoided completely if you expect to win. Now
if you have a few buddies over and youre all drinking having a good time
and playing poker, then so be it. Enjoy yourselves. But dont expect to break
all of your friends especially if they arent bad players.
Below is a list of the three types of games and their potential
distractions. Just think if you have encountered any of these in the past and
how you could best deal with them to keep from getting distracted in the
future.
Home Game
Alcohol
Smoking
Friends
Other people watching
Music
TV
The opposite sex
Real Cash
Home Games w/ variations such as wild cards.
Real Casino
Alcohol
Music
TVs
Hot Cocktail Waitresses
Lights
Noises
Other Gambling games like Black Jack and slots

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Virtual Casino played from a computer

Alcohol
Smoking
Home Phone
Business Line
Cell Phone
Television
Radio
Spouse
Roommate
Parents
Dogs
Cats
Multi Tasking on other computer programs
Playing two or three tables at once
Email
Neighbors
Door Bell
Playing while Working
I am not going to address each of these possible distractions
individually, but these are many of the ones I have encountered in the past
that have managed to affect my game play. Distractions will affect every
player differently and of course it also depends on the type of distraction. If
your roommate calls you up and tells you your rent check bounced, I can
only imagine that would have an impact on your game.
Youve got to be in the moment. Distractions threaten to take you out
of it. So lets readdress this. When playing at home online you can have
three times as many distractions, you can play three times faster than ever
possible before since its all just a click of the mouse, and you can even play
three tables or more at the same time.

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It doesnt take a bean counter to understand that this is a recipe for

disaster. I know several people who can play well at a real casino, but when
it comes to online casinos their playing ability goes way down. You may be
one of the best poker players out there, but with enough things working
against you, you might be chopped liver in the virtual world.
So whats the solution? Ill tell you what works for me. I do this out of
necessity, because it works. The changes seemed unbearable to me at first,
but after a few weeks I never looked back, and my wins have only grown
since.
I turn off all of the ringers and announcements on all of my phones
(home phone, business line, and cell). I disable my email so that it only gives
me new messages when I reboot the mail server. I feed and walk my dog,
then run him up and down the street to exhaust him. I feed the cat and clean
her cat litter. I call my girlfriend and talk to her for what seems like hours
and then let her know I am going to be M.I.A for a little while due to getting
a business matter resolved.
I literally attach a do not disturb note on my door. I close my blinds.
I turn my lights up and away from the computer so there is no glare. I
position my betting and odds chart for easy viewing. I turn off the TV. I turn
off the radio. I typically play in the evening, but not too late because when
you are tired you can and will make costly mistakes.
After all said and done I get rid of about 80% of the distractions.
There is always something that comes up or sneaks up it seems, but I deal
with it. I take breaks every 200-300 hands. Ill explain letter when the best
time to take those breaks are so that they are aligned with the pattern play
youll learn about in Part Two.

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Some of you may have pressing matters like kids and wives who
demand your attention or who want to use the computer. Only you can best
decide how to handle those distractions diplomatically so that you dont end
up in the doghouse or are disowned.
The biggest difference, which commands further discussion, is the
ability to play multiple games at the same time with online poker. Unlike
real casino poker you can play two tables or more on the same online casino
or even a different online casino. All in all it doesnt matter because. To sum
it up in 5 words or less: You cant serve two masters.
In fact, whenever you discover someone who is playing 2 or 3 tables
at the same time you should highly consider them a target. Many players
who play two tables at the same time rationalize that it makes them a tighter
player by nature because they play only the best starting hands. Thats fine,
but when position comes into play (discussed next chapter) certain marginal
hands can become much stronger and even powerhouses at times.
It will become very clear later in this book that playing two tables is
not advisable and not as profitable in the long run. For starters though, the
pattern tracking explained in Part Two will be very difficult if not
impossible to accomplish when we take in all the factors that are required for
successful profitable play.

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Chapter 2

The graph and betting / odds for LIMIT

Holdem
(See Notes for No Limit)

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These actions are ALL Pre-Flop.

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There are only 48 hands I recommend to consider playing of the 92

possible. I wont even play the non-colored or magenta hands in No limit or
a loose table. Position vastly reduces when you choose to play all of these
hands. Most players in Holdem could be decent if they just considered the
leverage position has. If you want to be successful you will follow this chart
96% of the time and NO LESS. The 4% are exceptions that will be
explained a little later. There is nothing positive that will come from chasing
the other starting hands. It will cost you more money in the long run than it
will make you. Dont overplay a hand with an Ace. Many people do and lose
to kickers quite often. My rule of thumb is to play any Ace thats suited, but
only if it is cheap enough and I have good position for the lower Ace hands.
Pocket Jacks are tricky. Always use discretion with pocket jacks, as
they seem to lose as much as they win. They are one of the best hands,
but dont overestimate them especially in early position.
These hands are in order from the mathematically highest to lowest
for percentages of absolute wins. Checking, raising, bluffing, etc. will
change the outcomes. That will be explained later.
This chart is for LIMIT Holdem. The No Limit chart is close to this but
must be played so much tighter. If you want to be successful in Holdem you
will NOT deviate from this chart more than 4% of the time.
Following this chart strictly in limit play alone can make your game
profitable. You probably wont make a killing, but you wont lose much
either. There are many other factors in poker, but the first most important
thing in limit is to get your starting cards right. Limit Holdem is very
mechanical and because of that its hard to get hurt as much as in No Limit
Holdem. Bluffing still plays a part in Limit Holdem but to a lesser extent.
The worst thing that can happen when making a bluff in Limit play is losing
one more bet. In No limit it can cost you ALL of your money at the table.

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Texas Hold'em Hand Odds And Probabilities Chart

Percentage

Odds of Hitting

Pair pre-flop
Suited cards pre-flop
Suited Connectors (2/3, KQ, ...)
AA or KK pre-flop
AK pre-flop
AKs pre-flop
A in hand pre-flop
AA, KK, QQ, JJ
Flop being all one kind (JJJ or QQQ)
AA versus KK pre-flop (heads up)
AK dealt pre-flop and hitting an A or K by the river
QQ versus AK heads up till river
Two cards pre-flop that are Js or higher

6%
24%
4%
.9%
1.2%
.3%
16%
1.8%
. 24%
.004%
50%
56%
9%

16 to 1
3.2 to 1
24 to 1
110 to 1
82 to 1
331 to 1
5.25 to 1
55 to 1
424 to 1
22559 to 1
even
14 to 11 favorite
10 to 1

Four flush completing (Ts 8s Flop 6s 2s Ad 9h Qs)

Open Ended Straight-Flush completing to flush or straight by river
Open Ended Straight completing (8,9 Flop 10,7,4, 8,6)
Two Pair on flop Improving to Full House
Three of a kind on flop improving to Full House or 4 of a kind

39%
54%
34%
17%
37%

3 to 2
1 in 1.85
approx. 2 to 1
approx 5 to 1
approx 3 to 2

Pocket pair improving to three of a kind on flop

One pair on flop improving to two pair or three of a kind by river
Pocket pair improving to three of a kind after flop
Two over cards improving to a pair by river
Two over cards and a gut-shot improving to pair or straight
Gut-shot straight draw hitting by river
Gut-shot and pair improving to two pair or better
Backdoor Flush hitting (3s4s Flop 7sKd9c TsQs)
Runner Runner Straight (5,6 Flop 3KJ 47)
Backdoor Flush and One Over Card improving to that pair or flush
Catching Ace on turn or river (A5 Flop T74 KA)
Backdoor Flush and Gutshot improving to one by river (Ac4c Flop 3s5cQs)
Backdoor Flush And Two Over Cards improving to pair or flush
5 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board
4 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board
3 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board
2 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board
3 of one suit on board and another coming (Kd9d3d) if you have one
5 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it
4 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it
3 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it
2 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it

12%
22%
9%
26%
43%
17%
39%
4%
1.5%
17%
13%
21%
30%
58%
47%
35%
23%
39%
43%
34%
26%
17%

7 to 1
approx 4 to 1
10 to 1
approx 3 to 1
4 to 3
5 to 1
3 to 2
23 to 1
67 to 1
5 to 1
7 to 1
3.8 to 1
2.3 to 1
1 in 1.7
1 in 2.1
1 in 2.9
1 in 4.3
3 to 2
1 in 2.4
1 in 3
1 in 4
1 in 5.8

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Ok, there you have it. That is a simple chart showing you the odds of
your hand improving. It really is important to learn the chart or at least have
it handy while youre playing online. (Good luck whipping that out at a real
casino. Youd be escorted out pretty quickly chart in hand lol.) This just
makes another example of how online poker has its advantages; its like
taking a test that is open book!
When I play online, I always make sure to have access to these charts
next to my computer. No matter how smart you are, you probably should
too. There is also a thing called pot odds and implied odds. I am not going to
go into great detail in this book about them, but I will cite an example. There
are some books out there dedicated to these topics.
The most important thing is to decide when it is worth drawing to try
and make your hand. The biggest mistake most players make is deciding to
draw to their hand and then have it hit. The only problem is that it loses to a
better hand. This happens quite often with straight draws. If there are two
clubs on the flop and three clubs on the turn (4th street) with 3 other players
in the hand, then its probably a good idea to abandon your straight draw. If
it hits you will pay dearly to someone who has made a flush.
Ok, so youre in the big blind in a $5/$10 game and a player raises
from middle position and three people call. You call with J, 10 off-suit
making four total callers.
The flop shows:
k - 10 - 2 (different suits) $40 Pot

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The middle position guy bets and everyone calls. You can call $5 for
$55 giving you about 1/11 odds. There are two 10s in the deck and three
Jacks giving you a total of 5/47 for the turn making it about 8.4:1. So if your
hand hits, you will make money by calling once. If you plan on calling till
the river for it then your chances of hitting it would be:
5/47 and 5/46
For figuring out odds for a draw that can hit on either the turn or the
river, you need to keep calculating. You figure out what the odds are of not
hitting it and then subtracting that number by 1. Since 5 cards give us our
hand, there must be 42 that don't. Then on the river if we haven't hit there
must be 41 cards that don't make our hand.
42/47 * 41/46
This gives us .795; subtract that from 1 to get the percentage of 20%.
Flop to River % = 1 - [ ((47 - Outs) / 47) * ((46 - Outs) / 46) ]
That means to make your call profit you'll need to get better then 1/5,
4:1 return on your money for the WHOLE hand, not just that card (turn or
river). That's where implied odds come in. So that means that if the total cost
till the river for you was $35: $10 pre-flop, $5 flop, $10 turn, $10 river you'll
have to make back $140.
This is where common sense comes in. You really should know the
odds, but if you have a general idea you dont have to be a rocket scientist.
Rule of thumb is like this. The harder your draw, the more players you want
to be in the pot and the larger the pot you want it be. Its that simple.
If youre on an open ended straight draw or a flush draw after the flop
where you only need 1 card, then you usually only need two other people in
the hand calling or betting to the river to justify the odds of drawing to your
hand.
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Chapter 3

Position

Position is one of the most important aspects in NO limit poker, and

very important in Limit poker as well. It amazes me how many poker
players that I encounter who are oblivious to this law of poker. Whoever acts
last always has the advantage in poker. In limit play its always about saving
bets on the hands you lose and gaining bets on the hands you win. Its really
that simple.
Position is the key factor in allowing you to save and gain bets. For
example when you are the last to move, you have the advantage of raising or
folding. You can call or check as well if possible too. Obviously when you
raise you are gaining a bet, and if you fold when someone else bets you can
save a bet by folding.
Its those bets that make up your bottom line. Its possible to win 7
hands and lose only 3 hands and still be down money. And Vice Versa.
There are 10 positions in Holdem. The dealer has the largest edge,
and the Big Blind has the smallest edge when it comes to position. This is
why some marginal hands like a suited K, 8 should only be played in late
positions.
Its almost worth seeing a flop with this hand every time providing
there arent a large number of raises. Your goal with marginal hands is to
still see flops, but only to see flops that arent heavily raised. The reason
being again that those raised bets cost you dearly.
Also something to keep into consideration is the number of players in
the hand. If there are 9 players going into a flop and there is only 1 raise,
your K, 8 suited is getting great odds to see that flop. The problem is that if
you are in early position it can become very difficult to predict the number
of raises especially if youre up against several large pairs.
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The bottom line is that its all about the odds. You play aggressively,
or at least accordingly when they are in your favor, and you lay down (fold)
your hands when they are not. Position affects the odds because of potential
raises and re-raises. Its that simple.
Now, heres another reason why position is so important. Lets say
you play your Kd, 8d suited and the flop comes Kc Ac 8h. You have hit two
pair. Not the top two pair either. Not to mention there is 2 clubs on the
board, which may have given someone a flush draw. If you played this hand
in early position and the board has been raised several times, this could be a
very expensive hand for you not to mention there are several possible hands
out there that can beat you. If you were in late position, your hand becomes
much harder to read and you have the advantage to see how everyone else is
betting before you have to make a decision.

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Chapter 4

Limit verses No Limit

Limit play is hard to get hurt on because the betting is typically

capped to 4 bets and the bets are typically the same. For example in a $5/$10
limit game the bets stay at $5 until 4th and 5th st when they are $10. The bets
are capped at 4 bets each time maximum. When play is heads up some
casinos allow the other players to raise each other indefinitely, but thats
about it.
In No Limit Holdem there are no betting restrictions. On
PartyPoker.com for example you can buy into a $25 no limit table. The
blinds are .25 and .50 and the betting goes from there. The nice thing about
no limit holdem is that you can always bet accordingly to get your odds. On
a hand when you have the nuts, you can bet your whole stack, and have no
fear if everyone calls. The flipside however is that if you arent very good at
poker, No Limit will definitely take ALL of your money and quickly.
The Limit chart can be applied to No Limit games, but you must
tighten up even further. I will only play suited mid to high connectors, and if
I get raised heavy going into a flop with a low pair, I am not going to play
around with it. I will usually just lay it down. The $25 no limit tables on
Parp are usually very loose with a lot of maniacs. That is a good thing
especially for pattern play taught in Part 2 of this book. However, when the
tables are loose it is your responsibility to tighten up your play with only
some of the best starting hands. This way you end up better, and you punish
your opponents for playing weak starting hands.

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Thats why position is crucial in No Limit. You cant throw a bet out
in early position that might be sound in Limit, because someone might go
All IN on you, and for you to call would be shooting yourself in the foot
with the odds youre getting.
Odds will make or break you over time. Its just math. You can watch
these maniacs come in with rags and for some reason they seem to win
sometimes all day long. Thats fine, but the next day you can watch this
same person lose twice as much as they won the day before. The odds catch
up to all of us sooner or later!

Chapter 5
Other Tips
Taking Notes
One great thing about Poker Stars is the ability to use the Notes for
each player. This can be one of the most valuable tools in itself. You can
note if the player is weak or aggressive, even a fish. The best part is you can
note what kind of hands they play. This can be as helpful to your game as
many players are very predictable.
Now instead of having to have a photographic memory of the
hundreds of different players you encounter, you can have the information at
your fingertips. I also put the date on the notes each time I make one so I can
see if the player ever progresses.
Quite often I see the same players again and again. Even if I take
notes on a player and it is the only time I ever see them, those notes are good
for the entire time I play with that player. Some players have similar handles
and the notes really can help you from confusing those players.

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Chat Box
When people chat while playing using the chat box, they can give
away many tells. First of all, most people who chat online during play are
experienced. It doesnt mean theyre good, just means they play a lot.
Typically these online chatters are very loose.
When someone makes a miracle draw and they are holding rags,
you should congratulate them on a great hand. This way you are encouraging
their terrible play. If you chastise them, it may help them tighten up and
become better.
When you beat someone and it is a bad beat, you can rub it in by
telling them. This will encourage that player to go on tilt and to play worse.
Just remember that what goes around comes around, so always use
discretion.
The best thing you can do if someone asks what your hand was or if
you had a specific hand is to lie. They are probably taking notes on you and
are testing your playing ability. Always keep them guessing.
If you want to put someone on tilt show your bluffs, brag about
your wins, talk about how youre going to take all of the tables money with
you when you leave, and rub in those bad beats. I dont personally do this
often because I dont want to be a target, but this can be very powerful
against someone who deserves it. Just make sure you really tighten up your
play because youre sure to have a few people come after you on the table.
Bluffing
Bluffing is very important in poker. It is your responsibility to bluff.
In a real casino I bluff just over 10% of the time if the situation is right.
Online, I typically bluff only 5% of the time. The reason is that more people
bluff online and more people call hands (catch bluffers) online.
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I usually do not want to advertise my hands too much, but if you dont
advertise your hands and you dont get caught, you will be labeled as a super
tight player, and it can be very hard to get anyone to call your hands. It is
important to get paid off on your good hands.
You have to give action to get action. There are few exceptions.
When playing online, the bluffs are much different but they are still
noticeable to the trained eye. Theres no eye contact but here are some tells.
A delay followed by a check indicates a weak hand. Quick calling is a
motive to get you to stop betting. Not betting on weak turn cards indicates a
weak hand.
When someone is slow to match a bet, or a player who makes a small
bet in late table positions, indicates a weak hand. A player who consistently
keeps chatting during a hand they are in, indicates a weak hand.
Now, here are some indicators of a strong hand. A quick raise on the
flop usually indicates top pair. Betting on weak turn cards. An opponent who
pauses then raises or re-raises usually has a strong hand. An opponent who
uses the raise or raise any auto button usually has a strong hand.
Intentional and noticeable long pauses indicate a strong hand as well.
Players who bluff online tend to never use the auto action buttons.
Be careful of bluffing looser players as they tend to be calling
stations. Most of the time the other players are not bluffing, so keep that in
mind. It takes a very strong bluffer to call a raise or re-raise. Dont bluff
when the flop has an Ace, Jack, or Ten because those are the hands almost
everyone will play.
Tight, Aggressive, and Selective
Those three words should sum it all up. The aggressive gain many
riches. This is where your notes come in. When you discover what type of
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player someone is, you can dominate them or stay out of their way
depending on their style. The smart poker player goes after the fish. You can
butt heads with a tight aggressive player once in awhile, but if youre both
pretty equal in skill dont waste your time unless you have the nuts. You can
observe and note who is playing rags, who is over protecting their blinds,
who plays super tight (making them predictable), and a myriad of different
things.
Bankroll and Buy Ins
A rule of thumb is to have enough money for 100 times the large
blind. If youre playing in a $5/$10 limit game, you should have a $500
budget and no less to accommodate any losing streaks which you may
encounter along the way. Poker is said to be one long session. Not a two or
three hour session. Unlike casino house games, there is no reason to session
play in poker. If youre having a bad night simply quit. If youre having a
great night stick around. If youre tired or distracted quit. If you are up
against a bunch of weak players enjoy the spoils. If those players leave and
are replaced with a few stronger players, maybe its time to find a new table
as your wins are likely to be less. Thats another thing about online poker,
theres always a different table available in ten seconds or less.
I hope one of the main reasons you bought this book is to make
money. Lets keep that a priority. Some people just want to play the game.
They enjoy poker and truly love the game. There is nothing wrong with that.
If you want to get better however, you have to have as many things going
your way as possible. Your environment is one of the most important factors
not to overlook in poker. Too many distractions and your playing ability
definitely goes down. From my experience those factors are most of the
reasons why.

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Chapter 6
No Limit Strategy
For this entire part of this section, we are going to assume that youre
playing real money $25 buy in no limit holdem with 8-10 players at the
table. Big blind .50 cents Small Blind .25 cents. I dont recommend playing
no limit until you get very acquainted with the pattern play.
****** Do yourself a favor and play $.05/$.10 limit holdem

tables in the beginning. These tables are typically very loose,

and that helps because in order for pattern play to be
successful you need to see a lot of flops. These are the
parameters I only recommend playing until you master the
online game. ******
Limit tables are typically more mechanical but can still achieve decent
results. You will see a lot of flops also in a $25 No Limit Table, but not as
many as you go up to the $200 no limit tables. Keep that in mind.
Keep in mind the following betting amount that I use for this type of
table is not set in stone. I always change the amount I am betting and strive
to play the same hands differently. Position of course is a huge consideration
as well.
In real life I get so excited when I get a Level one hand! On Poker
Stars, I sometimes cringe when I get a Level one hand unless I am in a cash
out or pattern cycle.
(explained later)

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Am I crazy you might ask?

AA KK QQ.
Whenever you get one of those 3 hands, two other players will
indefinitely have a pocket pair as well a large percentage of the time on
Poker Stars. Youll know by the way, unless you are first to act because the
betting will start getting really big pre-flop. This scenario happens very
often. I would say that an above average percentage of the time that 1 of the
2 smaller pocket pairs will flop a set (three of a kind), or outright win the
hand.
This means your AA KK or QQ can be liabilities on Poker Stars.
Dont get me wrong I win with these great starting hands but its a smaller
percentage of the time. Statistically, pocket AAs should win about 31.00%
of the time and thats if all 10 players stay in the hand in real life.
In real life I wouldnt think twice about going all in on AA.
With Poker Stars I will not call a raise, or place a bet more than $5 preflop
with AA, KK, or QQ!!!!! (UNLEES IN PATTERN WHICH IS
EXPLAINED LATER) If I bet $2 and it goes to $10 I am usually going to
lay that hand down (fold) unless I am in pattern. I always bet these hands,
but only a few dollars if they are out of pattern. After the flop, if I dont get a
set or appear to have the best hand, I might just lay it down.
Patterns will be explained later in the book.
I used to raise, call, re-raise, check-raise, you name it with these hands
only to be sickened at the outcome in Poker Stars.
Here is why this happens in Poker Stars. You will come to a table and
after playing for a while with correct strategy you will usually win 3-4 hands
and your money will be doubled/tripled on average. (You started with a $25
buy in, meaning you have $50-$75 at the table.)
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Once this happens, (because of Poker Stars fairness policy), the

website will literally COME AFTER YOU. You will start seeing things like
getting 3,4, or 5 Pocket pairs, within just 10 hands. (statistically impossible.)
This is just one of many things the website will throw at you.
Your temptation and possibly greed will be so overwhelming you will
be tempted to go all in with your pocket Aces, Kings, etc. Watch out
because you will see the worst bad beats in history. Here is one example of a
bad beat that happens all too frequently.
EX: You flop AA and bet $5. You get raised to $25 by some other
player. Its obvious he has a Pocket pair as well. Probably kings or queens.
The flop comes and there are no face cards. If he has any money left he bets
$10 and you call. 4th Street comes and you notice there are 3 spades on the
board. You have A diamonds and A clubs. You dont know this but your
opponent has Q hearts and Q SPADES. 5th st produces a 10 of spades and
you lose to a flush with your opponent having the Q of spades.
This has happened to me countless times and it will make your
stomach turn. You may work very hard for an hour and a half and be up $80
in profit to have most of it go away with one hand that you statistically were
supposed to win.
Solution: Dont call AA KK OR QQ with more than a $5 preflop bet.
(unless you are in pattern) If you dont flop the set and the bets are getting
big RUN RUN RUN and FOLD!
(This is provided that you are winning money on Poker Stars. If you
are down money or just getting started, these hands on the flip side produce
amazing wins. Once your winning consistently though, these hands will
come back to haunt you.)

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JJ
Pocket Jacks seem to win about half the time in real life and half the
time on Poker Stars. One actual congruence. Amazing. I wont call pocket
jacks for more than $4 preflop. If I bet $2 and it gets raised to $10, I am
probably going to lay down (fold) the hand unless I havent won a hand that
I have bet on in what seems like ages.
If you dont flop the set and the betting gets big with over cards, RUN.
10,10 9,9 8,8 7,7 6,6
Some of The best hands in PS (Poker Stars). These hands pay off the
best. There are pitfalls. I usually slow play or limp in with these hands but
make sure the bet is close or up to $3 per player before the flop. I flop set
after set with these hands, and they are the absolute hardest for your
opponents to read!
Be careful and this is the reason for the slow play. But remember, you
have to get something in the pot pre-flop for any hand to pay off.
Legend: s-spades h-hearts c-clubs d-diamonds
Example:
You have pocket 6s pre flop and there is $12 in the pot. 3 others
players are in with you. The flop comes 7s 6h Qs. This is a hand you
probably will lose in PS. Heres why. Either someone has a set of 7s, or
someone is on a flush draw that will probably hit. If you can get away with
4th st for under $2, go for it. If a spade hits on 4th st be careful.

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We will touch on bluffing and maniacs later in this book, but in my

experience its better to play tight and fold unless you have a great read on
your opponent and its obvious he doesnt have a flush and was never on a
flush draw in this situation.
5,5 4,4 3,3 2,2
These are also great hands because they are almost impossible to read.
When you flop a set with these hands nobody can put you on them
especially if you slow play the flop. I will call up to $3 but usually $2 on
hands like these.
Here is one great thing to know about PS and pocket pairs. If you flop
a set and there are 3 different suits for the 3 flopped cards and there is only
one connected string i.e. 4,5 6,7 8,9 J,Q etc. different suited of course, you
are going to win the hand a large percentage of the time. You could go all in
but you might scare everyone away, so use tact. You definitely need to bet
strong say $4-$7 to scare off the players with 2 suited cards in their hands.
The ACE
I believe that any ACE, (6-9) in PS is usually worthless.
I believe that any ACE, s (s-suited card) in PS is worth up to a $3 call in preflop in late position.
Playing hands like these will never be worth a big pot or raise by
another player unless you flop 2 pair, or 4 of the same suit or a straight draw
(straight draw with an ace is always inside so be ready to run if the betting
gets big). Flop a flush draw however and you could be sitting on the nuts
potentially.

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When you flop 4 of the same suit you have roughly a 1 in 3 chance of
making your flush. It is practically worth chasing (semi-bluffing) that hand
all the time. Do your best to keep the betting moderate until the flush hits. If
the betting is reasonable I will usually stick a hand like that out to see if it
hits providing there are at least 2 other players and the betting is reasonable.
Another congruence of Real life poker and PS is that you should never chase
a hand unless you are getting good pot odds, and you only need one card to
hit, and there are a lot of ways it can hit.
If youre chasing a 7 and you have 2 of them, it is NEVER worth
chasing unless the table is checking or betting small bets. Its about
a 20 to 1 shot.
NEVER CHASE unless its free or very cheap.
If your opponent doesnt punish you for chasing by betting several
dollars or more, then take advantage of it. (Providing you only need one
card, not two)
If you need 2 cards to make a straight or 2 cards to make a flush after
the flop RUN RUN RUN and fold unless it is being checked to you!!!!!!!!
Unless if you think bluffing might take the pot.
Suited connectors 10,J 8,9 7,6 etc
Suited connectors rock and are by far the most fun hands to play in PS
because they can hit in so many ways. Besides flopping sets these are the
second most profitable hands in PS. I will call up to $4 with these hands preflop with suited connectors 8,9 or higher. I will call up to $2 in PS for suited
connectors 7,8 or lower. (i.e. 4h, 5h. Providing they are in position.)

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Its either hit or miss. And youll know. There are only three ways to
hit after the flop. You either end up with an open-end straight draw, a 4 card
flush draw, or two pair. (Naturally you could flop a set, a full house, a
straight, a flush, and bigger hands but well touch on those flops later.)
If you have 8s,9s and the flop is 10s, Jd, you are looking pretty good.
To sum it up, its quite simple if you need one card to make the str8 or
one card to make the flush, its usually worth the ride.
Here are some examples where its not worth the ride in PS, as these
come up all the time.
Example:
You have 9h,10h and the flop is 7s, 8s, Ad. Be very careful because
flushes come out of nowhere in these types of scenarios. What will most
likely happen is that someone has just flopped a pair of ACES, and they will
start building the pot. Your straight draw is happy to call and so is the flush
draw. (If someone has one) If you have been winning a lot you can expect
PS to throw a js or 6s on 4th or 5th street. You make your straight and some
pud makes his flush. If the betting is reasonable stay in, but if it gets high get
ready to run. Youll most likely be beat.
Never chase an inside straight draw unless its so cheap (checked to
you or .50 cents) that its worthwhile and there is no flush draw out there as
well. Example (6, 8, 9, 10) you need a 7 to hit. Good luck be cause it rarely
ever happens. Another good bluff opportunity if your hand doesnt hit but
you think a bet may take the pot.

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Turning The Tables:

Here is one very important thing to note.

Poker Stars Algorithm

As you win more and more hands in PS. (Real money or play
money) a shifting occurs.
Level 1 and 2 hands become slightly devalued!
Level 3 and 4 hands and worse become slightly more valuable!
This shifting happens for several hundred hands at a time and you
have to become aware of what is going on!
There is one way to turn this around and it is a must if you want to have an
edge in PS.
You have to cash out often, all the time, and more often.
When you cash out, you are in essence helping to reset the system that
is keeping track of you.
******CASHING OUT MEANS TAKING YOUR MONEY OUT
OF THE CASINO, NOT JUST OFF THE TABLE.********
When you cash out, Poker Stars loses. When you deposit money into
PS, they win. Its that simple. When you cash out, they lose because there is
less money in their casino. There is less money for them to rake and less
money for them to take. If you never cash out, you will be fighting an uphill
battle.

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When you cash out, HOWEVER, you generally get worse starting
hands and more bad beats for awhile. (Typically several hundred hands) You
have about an hour or two sometimes longer from when you cash money out
that your (good to great) starting hands will truly NOT be
so worthwhile.
During those periods is when A,A K,K Q,Q A,Ks etc. will be LEMONS.
During those periods get ready to run with those great starting hands,
because they can really hurt you.
Here is a way to cash out. I dont know what your bankroll is, so lets
put it in laymans terms.
Lets say you start an account with $200. Play tight. If you can get up
to $300, cash out $150 immediately!
When I first discovered the repeating patterns and repeating bad beats,
I didnt realize that cashing out could possibly make a difference. You can
even transfer cash to a friend from your account, and the same result can be
reached. AGAIN, THE ONLY WAY TO REALIZE A PROFIT IS TO
CASH OUT, BUT WHEN YOU DO YOU MUST BE VERY PATIENT
AS THE BAD BEATS MAY BE AT THEIR PEAK!!!!
Reward the Raiser
PS is notorious for rewarding the raiser, so get some brass. You still
need to be within your cash out cycle and your affordable bankroll, or you
cant expect to be able to take advantage of it.
The best way to practice these theories is to play on PS with play
money. There is no cashing out in PS with play money so look at the below
example:

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Real Money Money on Table - Savings Account Cashing out

Play Money Money on Table Savings Account.
Your savings account in play money equals cashing out in real money.
You wouldnt believe how many people in PS dont even have a savings
account for PLAY money.
The reason is they never saved or left the table after winning large at a
No Limit table. Or they never even tried playing for play money.
The comparison is; the people that never win playing for real money.
They never cash out real money after a successful session, only to lose their
real money later in a real money session.
When I first started playing I never cashed out. I started with $50 and
then $50 more. Then $100 more and $100 more. Before I knew it, I was
down $700 and had nothing to show for it. At one point I was up $600 but
told myself I would cash out when I hit a $1,000 profit. Guess what I never
did, and lost all of my real money savings account money.
When I discovered that I had to cash out often to retain any profits, it
was a very exciting realization.
The Small Big Blind:
I will CALL level 1-4 on the big blind and small blind providing I can do it
for a dollar or less.
By the way a few hands that are known as trouble hands are:
(All Offsuit) A,Q -A,J- A,T- K,Q -K,K- K,T- Q,J -Q,T -J,T- 9,8

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The reason is, these hands can help someone elses hand a lot more
than they help yours.
Maniacs flock to the $25 No Limit Holdem tables so you must be
careful. I do recommend starting on this table for No Limit real money
because there are weaker players as well, and there is less real money
involved.
Action: You have to give action to get action
I am not sure who said that, but its very true. Its called no limit
holdem for a reason. If you get a table that is betting 50 cents here and
there, and there is a lot of checking, then thats your dream table. That is
what you are looking for by the way on PS. Those people dont belong on
a no limit table. They belong on a .50/$1 table. It is your job and your
responsibility to break the entire table. Here is how to do it.
You should have enough card theory by now ADJUSTED FOR
Poker Stars,
So lets get to the meat of how to make the big money.
When you find a table like that, and there are many of them out
there(I just look for the table that has at least 8 players and the smallest
pot average ((which is listed under table categories by the way.))
What you do is wait for one of your good starting hands like a
medium sized pocket pair or a nice suited connector like 10,J or even an A,x
suited hand. Then you bet $2. Most of the table will fold. Doesnt matter
what happens win or lose. Get your next good hand and bet $2 before the
flop again. Doesnt matter what happens. After about 4 or 5 hands that you
bet on, which may be 20-30 actual deals the table will start to get acclimated
to YOUR STYLE.

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Before you got there everyone was calling a $.50 big blind hoping to
catch a great flop and then betting $1or $2 after the flop and then like 7 out
of 8 players would fold. Loose passive is what its called; the opposite of a
winner on a NO LIMIT HOLDEM TABLE even in PS.
After you start betting your $2-$3 (only on good hands of course) the
players who were calling every $.50 bet will start to get bored and impatient
because before you got there, they were calling every blind.
They will step it up a notch with you, but they are still playing the
same crappy hands they were playing before but now with a $2 bet and a
sense of having pot commitment.
What will happen then is you have to be patient for a really good flop
and you just keep betting incrementally higher. Say $3 after the flop $4 4th st
and $5 or more $5th st. I always like to mix it up so theres no one right way.
I might just do $3 $3 $3 flop, 4th street, river etc., or $2 $5 $4 etc. with a
potential all in on the nuts.
People will start to fear you, they will possibly start to get upset at you
and leave, only to be replaced by yet another person who shouldnt be
playing no limit holdem. This strategy works so well that I can usually turn
$100 into $400 within just a few hours. Just remember, even though you bet
$2-$3 before the flop that if you dont like the flop get out of the hand or
bluff if you think it will take the pot.

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Bankroll:
Lets talk about No Limit bankroll. To play tight aggressive no limit
poker, you need at least a $500 bankroll on a $25 no limit table. Sometimes I
will often drop $50-$75 in the first hour or so that I play priming up the
table. Then people get excited and start betting more and more. This is
where you take advantage. Now instead of someone calling only a $1 raise
they will be likely inclined to call $6 or $7 bets, and even all ins. Keep in
mind only consider going all in when you have the nuts or damn close to it.
This type of conditioning I like to call it will start to win you pots in
excess of over $60 each. You are only looking to win 5-7 big pots per night.
You can expect to lose 2-3 pots that you play all the way as well. Thats why
it is better to lose early as you are acclimating the table, as the pots will be
smaller.
You cant quit for an hour and come back, you must get through the
hands PS will throw at you. (This is after you cash out!)
Remember once you win 3-5 hands you can expect up to an hour of
getting second best hands while PS works on evenly distributing your
money fairly back to the players. After playing for a long time you will
begin to recognize the patterns of PS.
I think of it like a slot machine. It has payouts and pay ins. PS is so
blatant about it that you will hit 4 of a kind say 4 10s on 4th st only to lose to
a straight or royal flush. It has happened to me more than a fair share of
times. The inspiration of writing this book came from so many players
noting the quirky things that have happened on Party Stars.

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More bad beats to watch out for:

4 of a kinds are quite common on PS and it is sickening. I know these
types of bad beats happen in real life, dont get me wrong. I have played
thousands of hours in casinos all over the world and have seen many
incredible bad beats.
BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN AS MANY BAD BEATS WITH THE
FREQUENCY AS I HAVE ON Poker Stars!!!!!!!!!!!
****This takes into consideration that as many as 5 times the hands can
be dealt in online casinos verses real casinos.****
I play a lot of $100 no limit on PS and the players are of a different
caliber. Regardless, one night I dropped $600 in 30 minutes. Heres what
happened. In 10 consecutive hands I had AA 4 times KK 2 times QQ 1 time
and JJ one time, A,Ks and A,K. Every hand lost and 6 of those times it was
to a lower pocket pair that flopped a set or caught a flush meaning 4 suited
cards on the 5 card layout!
Talk about sickening. I was up $500 from a different table that took
hours of work, and I lost it all in a twinkling of the eye with some of the best
possible starting hands!!!!!!
The solution, which I finally found, was to cash out and cash out often
in PP. Be very patient however, because generally once you cash out, you
are thrown on a pay in cycle. You really should cash out because its the
only way to realize any profits. You just have to be very careful for several
hundred hands usually right after!

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I also do a lot of trapping. When I start out with the nuts I usually
slow play to see where the table is going. Even though you cash out, you still
have to be aware of many factors. I literally will have to fold 100-200 hands
(sometimes MORE) before I can get back on a recognizable pattern.
Heres my advice; Start with play money. Go into a $25 no limit play
money table. The blinds are smaller in play money by the way. (.10 and .25)
Find a weak passive table. Check the pot averages to find it. Play
aggressive. Play level 1-4 hands, bet no less than $2 if you decide to bet on
a hand. (check category 1 hands except J,J and A,Ks) If the flop doesnt hit,
run, but occasionally raise a .50 bet to throw people off your tracks. When
you hit a good flop incrementally raise the stakes (a blessing of no limit). I
would say that after you turn $100 into $500 on a single table (play money)
at least 20 times!!! you are ready for the real thing. I would recommend
getting your play money account up to at least $10,000 strictly from $25
play money buy-ins on No Limit Holdem. That means you buy in for $25
play money and maybe you lose it. Buy in for $25 more, and maybe you lose
that. Youll know you have PS figured out well when you lose no more than
$100 ($25 at a time) and have your table play money built up to $500
consistently.
I did a test the other day and it took less than 45 minutes per table. I
started with $25 play money, and I was able to get up to $700 on the first
table. Almost $500 on the second table, and over $1,000 on the third table.
Its not quite that easy in real money because the weak players will usually
leave sooner.
Conclusion: Specific betting theory:
First of all, in my experience one of the hardest hands to draw to in PS
is a flush. It is disgusting, so take advantage of it. In other words, if you have
2 spades in the hole and the flop is S S H, expect to hit that flush LESS
OFTEN than you would in real life.

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It is very important to mix up your bets. So when I give you a hand

with a max call amount pre flop, you should check, bet, or raise to get as
close to the max call amount with different increments as you can. That way
the other players will have a very tough time getting a good read on your
hand.
What is a HIT?
Leave luck to the other players. Luck is a good part of No Limit
Holdem, but rely on it as little as possible. Leave luck for the weak
players. Whether you want to play for fun or to make money, or both,
do yourself a favor and be a strong player. That means folding hands
often if they dont hit well. Here are the only types of hands you should
consider playing out after the flop.
Largest Pair on board with a HIGH kicker.
Two Pair.
4 card straight draw.
4 card flush draw.
Small pair but with a flush or straight draw as well.
Straight
Flush
Full House
4 of a kind
Straight Flush or Royal Flush
(OTHER HANDS APPLY BUT ONLY IF YOUR ON A CYCLE)
(discussed later)

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Flopping the straight:

Flop a straight and you may have some problems on PS especially if
the board is paired. If there are 3 different suits on the flop then bet strong.
You will win a large percentage of the time.
Flopping the Flush:
Flop a flush in PS, and you will lose most of the time. If the board
pairs you are probably going to lose to a full house in PS a marginal
percentage of the time.
Flopping the boat:
Flop a boat in PS and you will win a very large percentage of the time.
These hands are easy to win money if you follow this strategy.
If there was betting action before the flop, then you have pot commitment,
and you can bet moderate bets all the way to the end.
Say, $2 after flop $4 on 4th st, and if some sucker is still in go all in at the
end if you still have the nuts.
If you dont build pots (you need too, to be successful in no limit
holdem), everyone will FOLD when you flop a full boat most of the time
unless there are a lot of weak players. Remember, You have to give action
to get action.
Flopping a set that turns into 4 of a kind:
When you get 4 of a kind (providing there are no straight or royal
flush draws), this is PSs way of saying weve decided to give you a break.
Most of the time if the 4 of a kind comes out right, you will be able to get an

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all in bet called to pay you off. Although 4 of a kinds are rare, they come up
frequently in PS.
I typically see two or three quads every night I play on PS. At a real
casino, I see them about once every two weeks. Also, I see these quads
happen up to 3 times on the SAME table. Give me a break Poker Stars.
******The bigger the hands the bigger the pots. Online casinos
purposefully create those, so they can take BIGGER rakes. Its that
simple. ******

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Part Two
Chapter 7
Pattern Introduction
Example:
Lets say you were able to play out the cards with (5 other players)
until the end every time. You would know ultimately who would win every
time. Out of 2,000 times that you would win, say 12,000 hands total, here is
what happens on PS.

20 Example winning starting hands:

AA JJ AK TT A,Js J,Ts 7,7 J,T 5,5 J,8s
5,4s 2,2 Q,8s J,7S 8,5s 3,2s A,9 Q,9 8,7 3,4
You will find that although seemingly random, the starting hands you
would win on will get predominately worse as you win more. Its not this
cut and dry but a definite pattern exists.
The solution is to give marginal starting hands slightly more credit
and less credit to great starting hands as you win more. You want to get
involved with these less than desirable hands for as inexpensively as
possible, but you DEFINITELY WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH
THEM. The reason is simple.

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Example: Someone has A,K to your 5,4s.

If hes smart, hes going to bet that hand to try and get drawing hands
out. Your job is to make it to the flop as inexpensively as possible to see if
you hit. Position is always a factor and so is the cycle explained next.
In a nutshell:
Poker Stars banks on the fact that you will bet big with great starting
hands. Its one of PSs solutions to redistributing your funds evenly back to
the players. Remember, PS takes over 5% of every pot until you go to higher
limit tables. Its in Poker Stars best interest to keep as many players alive
with money. Thats the bottom line of Poker Stars existence!
To succeed in PS consistently, you have to drastically be able to
adjust your playing style. Its simple to practice this in real money.
Get up to $150 in real money starting with $25 buy in. Once that happens
cash out and force yourself to fold every hand for 2 hours straight. Every
hand you are simply in a learning process. Watch what would have
happened to you. You will see that your AA KK TT would have lost
miserably (your folding EVERY hand right). Then you will see that your
5,7s, which you probably wouldve folded to a $6 bet, would have hit a
straight flush. It can make you feel queasy.
Patience and Discipline:
These are two things I didnt have when I started playing poker, and
they must have cost me a small fortune. After you get tired of losing,
these unnatural traits will start to develop. In a nutshell, keep in mind that
you may only want to play, actually call a hand 1 out of 30 times on some
nights. Naturally you would force yourself to play at least a few marginal
hands like (K,7s or Q,6s) when they are in cycle just to keep your opponents
from thinking you play super tight and are overly predictable.
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Getting Paid Off:

To get paid off well in no limit holdem, you have to build enough of
a pot before the flop to make it worthwhile to the other players to stay in.
If you have pocket kings you check them and the whole table checks, youre
probably not going to get paid off if they hit. As soon as you bet after the
flop everyone is going to get out. However if you placed a $2- $3 bet you are
going to continue to get some action after the flop most of the time.
Remember, this is not a tournament, so there really is no reason to go
all in before the flop unless you are in a pay out cycle. Why have a craps
shoot which is luck when you can capitalize on your skill of poker and your
know how of Poker Stars tricks?
PATTERNS PATTERNS PATTERNS
By now you should be familiar with the mathematically correct BEST
starting hands in Texas holdem. You should be familiar with the betting
strategies that yield the largest winnings in $25 no limit holdem in PS. You
should be familiar with adjusting those starting hands due to Poker Stars
fairness policy. You should be familiar with what to watch out for even
when it seems you have the most incredible hand. You should be familiar
that in order to be successful in PS you still have to cash out often, but when
you do, you have to be very patient with what the site will throw at you.
Now lets talk about Poker Stars patterns.
Again, these patterns only seem to work in a Table with 8-10 players.
This book is not about heads up or playing with just 3 or 4 players.
These patterns also seem to hold true in other forms of poker as well as in
Poker Stars larger tournaments. (Limit Holdem is fine especially when
getting started; its actually much safer).

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PS distributes its winning and losing hands in patterns. You want a full,
loose table at all times. Below I am going to show you a sequence of wins
and losses. This has taken hours and I encourage you to test this out yourself
with play money first. Then test it out again with real money. Then go to
town. These patterns are predominant and are very easy to recognize.
There are several variables so take your time to learn this well.
Variable 1:
Is it possible for you to win every hand all the time in PS? Well, if everyone
folds every time except you then the answer is YES.
Variable 2:
Is it possible to lose every hand in PS? YES, just fold every time.

Variable 3
Second or third best hands can and do win in poker. It happens all the time
when someone bets enough money to get the other player out.
Wouldnt it be nice to know that you have the best hand most of the time?
Algorithm:

An online casinos algorithm is man made by a programmer.

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A program (The algorithm) is responsible for the shuffling of the

cards. ALL programs have deterministic value. Therefore it is
possible to simulate randomness but NEVER to achieve it.
Poker Stars algorithm can be predictable sometimes.
Explanation:
The main patterns to look for repeat often in sets of three. For
example, you win the 9th hand from when you sit down. You will most likely
win the 18th hand and 27th hand (providing you bet on them). Its also
possible for the pattern to win the 8th hand 16th hand and 24th hand. Etc, etc.
(Obviously at different times.)
All you have to do is note which hands youve won or wouldve won.
Of course you need loose enough tables that see most of the flops. Also, if
you have a table where people are coming and going constantly, this will
naturally affect the pattern.
The patterns come in sets of twos all the way to sets of fives. Most of
the time, they are in sets of threes however.
In my experience, you have about the first 200 hands to be able to
consistently track the patterns. After that it is time to move into another
table. If the table your at is weak and your making a killing, then theres no
reason to leave, just rely more on your playing abilities than the patterns
which may not be identifiable.
Also, patterns are trackable about 2/3 of the time. That means that if
you go to 3 tables and only stay at each table for 200 hands, you will be able
to track patterns on 2 out of those 3 tables.
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This edge has helped me in tough situations and hits more than it
doesnt hit. The pattern could be the 5th hand 10th hand 15th hand or the 12th
hand 24th hand 36th hand. Simply write down every hand and pay extreme
close attention.
Sometimes I will be in a table and I will recognize that the 7th hand
won, the 14th hand won and now I am on the 18th hand with pocket Aces. I
would be very hesitant to bet those Aces All In as I realize I am outside of
the tables pattern. If my pocket aces fell on the 21st hand I would be very
excited. Not only do I have a great hand, but I am also in line with the
repeatable patterns. In that example, the pattern is of 7s. So 7th hand 14th
hand, 21st hand.
After the 21st hand I would expect to have to look for and note a
different pattern. It may jump to 12th hand 24th hand etc. As far as the pattern
is concerned I always start counting from the last hand I won.
I truly believe over time even in PS, you can only expect to have the
best hand 1 out of 10 times with 10 total players at the table. So if you win
the 4th hand 8th hand 12th hand and the 16th hand, you have had you share of
wins and may have to wait 50-200 hands to start winning again and get back
on a recognizable pattern. Usually its not that extreme, however it does
happen.
The pattern could be as small as every other hand winning 4 times in a
row. So the 2nd hand 4th hand 6th hand 8th hand all winning. Another thing to
note is when you win two hands in a row. When youre at a table and
winning two hands in a row, that is another pattern and as you win again,
you will win two hands in a row quite often (providing your betting the
hands).
So, if I just won with my pocket jacks and now I have 8,10 suited, you
bet I am going to be willing to see a flop (if its cheap enough) even in early
position.
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I have found its most profitable to rely on the patterns and my good
play. If I have 2,5 off suit and I am in early position with a huge raise, I may
lay that hand down even if my notes indicate I am in a pattern hand. I prefer
to have as many things as possible go my way when it comes to a hand.
The patterns are just one more huge edge to add to your arsenal. It is
possible to only play patterns and not even bother looking at the cards, but
you have to be one patient and disciplined person to pull it off. The reason
why is you would only bet on the second pattern set (3rd potential win) each
time from your notes. Realistically you would only be betting on 8-10 hands
in a 2-3 hour period. For online that could seem very, very boring.
Its also important to note that sometimes you will win in broken up
patterns of say 10 or 11. An example would be that the 10th hand wins then
the 20th then the 22nd then the 32nd and the 42nd. So you win in patterns of 10
but it is split up a little. If you cant tell its a pattern and your hands not that
great, or theres a huge pre-flop raise just get out of the hand. It doesnt cost
anything to fold.
I win more money playing my tight, sound, aggressive game coupled
with pattern recognition then just doing either one alone. Not to mention I
have a great time doing it.
If you only win one extra hand per hour and lay down one extra hand
per hour, your outcomes will be vastly different and much more profitable.
It is important to note that there are sub cycles. Sub cycles are like
Win, Win or Tie, Loss, Win or Tie, Loss, Loss, Win. When these happen
you are most likely on a payout cycle. Youre usually better off playing
your hands and not the patterns in these situations. They can be very hard to
track. Winning many hands in a short time will surely be profitable
anyways.

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Lets start with a real win/loss chart made up of several sessions.

For illustration purposes we are going to call ties Wins.

W = Win L = Loss

Session 1:
Hand 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

9d 9c Loss
3d 6c L
3h 9c L
8s 3c L
7s Jh L Big Blind
4c Kc L Small Blind
Kh 7d L Dealer
3d Js Win with a pair of 3s
9s Qs L
2h Kc Win straight (possible win see below for
explanation)
Ah 8c L
Ad Jc L
Kc 6s L BB
3h 10c L SB
7c Jh L Dlr
Qh 5d L
QD 4h ??? NO FLOP I FOLDED
8d 4d L
3h 2h L
8d Ad ? folded to an all in PROBABLE WIN no flop
Kd Jh
9d Jh L
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
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8d Kd Win tied with a straight

10h 8s L BB
9h 2d L SB
Ah 3s L Dlr
Kh 2d L
5c 9c L
5s Qc L
2h 8d L
Qh As Loss-played to flop (I wouldve played out if 10th
hand, I had an open end straight draw that DIDNT hit by the
way.) It was the 8th hand from the last win. Will be explained
later.
10c 4s L
10s 8c WINNER with a pair of 8s (its clock work)
Js 3d L
Jd 2c L
Qd 7h Win 2 pair $52 pot
Qs 10h L
Ah 8h Win As
2h 10c L
3d 8d L
7s 4c Win Straight $47 pot Explanation below follow this
chart carefully
AA Loss Didnt even call a $6 bet
3c 4s L
Js 10s L
7h 10h L
8s 6s L
8s 2s L
As 4c L
9d 10h L
8h 4h L
10d 10h L No set flopped, I folded wouldve lost anyways
9h 6s Winner Large preflop bet I folded Wouldve had
straight
8s Jc L
Ah Jh Winner but I folded a $40 preflop bet (stay sane)
7h kc L

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Session 2:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

2D QC
AD 5C
5H 10C
7S8C
9C JD
8C 10H
10D JD
4D 7C
10C 8S
(Bluff)
8c 7s
8S 10D
3H 7H
QS 7C
2H 9H
AC 5H
10H 4H
2c 10d
5D 2H
JS QS

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

KH JC
4S 10C
JC 3C L
3S 8D
7S 9C
5C 2D
5H JH
9H 8C
JCKC
KS 4S
10s 2s
AS 10D
9D4D
5H7H
QH 4C

L
Win
L
L
TIED
Win but folded
Win
Win
Win but Im sure the hand was 2nd or 3rd best
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Tie (but folded) 10th win from last win!!!!
Whenever this happens you can bet I am going
to consider betting on the next tenth hand even
If I have something as terrible as an 8,3 offsuit.
(at least if I can get in with a cheap flop!!!)
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
WIN 10th hand again by the way!
L
L
L
L
L
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36
37
38
39

6S 2D
4S JD
3H 5S
3C 4S
7S JH

L
L
L
L
TIE!!! 10th hand again by the way! Terrible
starting hand but I called to the flop and chased
(I WAS DEFINITELY IN PATTERN)and
ended up with a straight. Sometimes it takes a
few rounds to recognize the current pattern.
A great example would be that if a 4,9 off suit
would have won and it was the 12th hand since a
win, you can bet the farm that I would be willing
to see the flop on the following 12th hand even if I
had rags. Another important thing to note is that
a winning pattern cycle typically only lasts
a few times. Like 2-5 to be exact, and then it
switches to another cycle. So, you might have a
cycle that wins on the 10th hand 3 or 4 times in a
row, and then you might lose 15-20 hands, and
then youll probably have a few sub cycles, and
then the pattern will typically go to something like
every 12th hand or 11th hand, etc.

40
41
42
43
44

AS 5C
AS 7H
10D QH
4H 3H
KC KH

45
46
47
48

10H 2S
7S 5D
3D 5S
10H 9D

L
WOULDVE WON but folded
L
L
Win Do you recognize the sub cycle? The last 3
winning hands were 2 sub cycles. W L W and
W L L W !!!!!
L
L
L
Win This is a little tricky. Notice a W L L L W
sub cycle, This is ALSO the 9th hand won since
the last 10th hand cycle ended. Do you see that?
Keep reading, it should make sense. Always try
to be aware if you are in a sub cycle, a main
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50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57

2C2H
JD 5H
6S 4C
4D 10D
10c 9s
7d 9h
9C JH
QH 5C
7S JD

58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66

JH 10H
4S 6S
JC 6S
AC 8C
KC 5H
10H 6S
KS 3D
5D 3D
6S 5S

67
68
69
70
71

QD 5C
QD JS
AC 3S
2S 6S
6D 5S

72
73

10C 3S
JH AS

cycle, or rarely possibly both.

L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win huge bonus because I paid attention to a
possible new main cycle. Sure enough it hit.
9th hand cycle again wins with a straight
and another rags starting hand.
Win Another 10th hand Win
L
L
Win Another sub cycle. W L L W
L
L
L
L
Win I folded this hand due to a large pre flop
bet. But, I certainly paid attention that it was on
a 5th hand since a win and sure enough 5 hands
later..
(BY THE WAY, I STILL WRITE DOWN
EVERY HAND AS I PLAY. ITS THE ONLY
WAY TO ACCUTRATELY KEEP TRACK OF
THE CYCLES THAT I KNOW OF.)
L
L
L
L
Win 5TH hand again. Not a very good starting
hand I must add. But who cares, it was in cycle,
and cheap enough for me to get a flop to watch
this hand develop into a full house and take out
a straight and a flush for the largest pot I won
in that nights session!
L
Win Sub cycle W L W Now the pattern fell
apart because it was hard to pick up on for
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75
76
77
78
79
80

4C AD
KS 6H
JD 7S
4C 9C
6S 9H
2S 3H
KH 9H

81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91

4H 2C
QD 7C
10C 6D
10D QD
10D 8D
2D 9D
QH JS
6C 10D
10H 6C
JD 3C
7C 6D

92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106

2C 6D
10S 7C
8D 6D
10H 8S
3H 4S
10H 4C
QH 9D
7H 7C
JC 3S
JH 7S
JC 9C
3S3H
3H 9D
9S JH
3C AC

20- 30 or so hands as shown below.

L
L
L
L
L
L
Win but I believe it was lost so I paused
and bluffed a large bet. He folded. So I
am not sure if it was a true winner.
W but no consistent identifiable pattern!
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win Phew, finally. I am still not 100% sure if I
am in pattern yet because the last two hands
won were very cloudy. My guess is obviously
10th or 11th cycle. We shall soon see it was the
11th and fortunately my 11th following hand
was a J,9 suited making it easier to get
involved with the hand!
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win 11TH Hand
L
L
L
L
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108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115

9H 8D
6S 10H
9D AC
JD 3C
AS QC
QS 2D
10C 7S
9H 3S
6D 3D

L
L
L
L
L
L
Win 11TH Hand
L
L

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Kd 4s
3s 3c
2d 2s
Ac 9h
QsJh
AsJd
7s 3d
5c Qs

L
L
L
Win 4th Hand
Win 5th Hand
L
Win 7th Hand
Win 8th Hand Note how these wins came two in
a row each time. Always track from the first
win to the last. The pattern here is every 4th.

9
10
11
12
13

4c 3c
6c Qh
4c 2c
Jh Ah
Kc Ks

L
L
L

14
15
16

Qc 8c
2s 3d
Qc Js

17
18
19
20

5s Kc
6c 2c
10d 9h
9s 5s

Session 3:

Win 12th Hand so 4th 8th 12th

L knew this hand wouldnt hit. I got in the flop
relatively cheap but when the flop had an Ace
on board I knew it was time to run.
L
L
Win 16th Hand so 4th 8th 12th 16th Its interesting
to note that after a run like this. I am not
expecting to win many more hands for quite
some time. I also know that the patterns will be
some time before they surface as I am now most
likely in a Pay In cycle.
L
L
L
L
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22
23
24
25
26
27

kc 9s
Qs 2s
4h Kd
2s 5c
4s 3d
ks5s
QdQs

28
29
30
31
32
33
34

5c 8c
10h 8h
10c 2h
Js 3d
7s Qh
7s 3d
6d 5d

35
36

Ah 4s
Kh 10h

37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

8c 10h
4s 2s
Ks 6h
7s 10h
4c 8h
6d Js
9c 3s
4s 9s
4d 5s
3s 7d
8s 9c
2s 8c
Jh 2c
10h Ad
8s Ad
Ac Jh
3c 8d
4h 7d
5d 2d
Js Qd

L
L
L
L
L
L
L Not a bad starter but I didnt play it
agressively. Hand wouldve lost anyways.
L
L
L
L
L
L
Possible win. I was in early position with a
decent raise so I didnt play this hand. If I was
in an identifiable pattern, I would have
definitely given this hand a shot.
L
Win I was in mid position and with no huge
raises I correctly stayed in and even won.
Didnt need a Pattern for that.
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
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58
59
60

Jc 4d
8c Ah
2s 8c
Jd Jh

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76

6s 10d
6c 3h
9s Ad
Kc 6h
Jh Qd
5c Kh
Jh Qd
5c Kh
8c Kh
5s 2s
Jd 8h
Ac Qs
Qs 2s
3h 2h
10s Ad
3d 9c

L
L
L
Win Not a trackable hand but in Mid position
with few raises this is a great hand.
L
L
Win
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win
L
L
L
The rest of the hands at this table only had one
more trackable pattern at the 147th hand which
was two wins in patterns of 10. If the patterns
dissolve its still fine to stay in the game if the
players are weak.

Session 4:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Kh 2c
5h 8s
Ad 10s
10d 2c
9h 3s
2s 3c
3h 6d
Qc 3d
7s 6s
Qc Kc
Qd 4s
2s 7c
Js 9c
Js 2h

L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win 13th
L
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24

3h Ac
4s 9h
10s Qc
Js 5s
10c 4c
6c 7c
As 8s
Ah 8h
Jh 2c
Js 8d

25
26
27
28
29
30

5d 3d
Qd Ad
6c Kh
9d 10s
5h 7d
Kh 4c

31
32
33
34

QcQs
10s 10d
Qh 5h
5s 10s

35
36
37
38

Ac 2d
2h 10s
10h Kc
8h 3h

39
40
41
42

2c 9h
2s 9s
3s 5s
8h Qd

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7d 2s

L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Win This was a late position hand, and
although its the 25th hand and not the 26th
hand like a pattern would suggest, I had
a strong feeling it would win because several
players had come and gone. When that happens
the pattern can definitely be thwarted a little
bit. It is definitely something to keep in mind.
L
L
L
L
Win. I didnt play these rags, but it wouldve
been a full boat. Not in pattern.
Loss
Loss
L
Win. I didnt play this garbage as I was also
in early position.
L
L
L
Win. I didnt play this either but it wouldve
won to make a flush. I smiled though because
I knew that this was a 4th 8th hand and sure
enough I played my 12th hand which was
marginal at best and not in a good position.
L
L
L
Win this was the 12th hand from a 4th 8th 12th
pattern.
L
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45
46

4d 5s
4h 9c
10h 10c

L
L
Win. A great hand good position and in
pattern. I won a great pot with it too.

Approximately 80 hands later I had one more pattern run in

increments of 12 and that was it for that table. This definitely takes some
practice. You can do it on play money for free until you get the hang of it.

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Chapter 8
Conclusion
Again, it is possible to see a losing streak of 50-200 or so losses, especially
when you are really up a lot of winnings that you cash out. So watch out.
You have to be very patient with poker. Whether its online or offline, some
nights might not yield a single winning hand. If you are on a PS pay in
cycle, you might wait hours before you see a hand that would absolutely
win!
Remember, its possible to win every hand or lose every hand depending on
who folds and who stays in. Thats called LUCK.
But for YOU and I, lets rely on skill coupled with patterns that repeat
OVER and OVER and OVER again!
Its imperative that you practice this for hours. You will begin to get a
feel for these patterns like second nature. I started writing them down for a
long time to force myself to pay attention. I strongly recommend you do the
same thing.
Even when I am in a main cycle, I will not always call an all in. Its
not worth it. Patterns can and will help your game play, but use them in
conjunction with all of your other skills.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Dont hurt yourself by going all in and losing and then having to wait
a hand before you can buy in again. I dont know if thats a flaw in PS, but
you need to see every starting hand you have to track your cycles.

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These cycles hold true a large percentage of the time when I play in a
full or near full table, so do yourself a favor and perfect being able to spot
them.
Remember when I talked about sticking to the starting hand chart 96%
of the time? Well, patterns are where the 4% comes in.

Recap
We have covered the following topics:
Mastering Position (more crucial in No Limit)
Playing the right starting hands
Knowing how to bet (fold, check, bet, check-raise, re-raise, etc)
Knowing your opponents
Taking notes on your opponents
Knowing the odds of hitting your hand
Are you drawing with odds in your favor?
Narrowing the field
Reading your opponents hands
Changing gears
Playing sound but unpredictable
Focus
Blocking out Distractions
Pattern Tracking
Now it is time to put the strategies to use.
Here are a few questions that have come up that hopefully these answers will
clarify.

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Change tables after 200 hands because it can be hard to identify new
patterns. It seems easy to recognize them when you start over on a clean
slate. Also, if you have a table that is folding a lot of hands, it can be very
hard to identify absolute wins and losses, because even though you may
have won the hand, it may have been the 2nd best hand if someone would
have stayed in until the end! If you want a loose table just look for the
highest pot averages.
The great news of that, is the fact that a tight player may be the one who
keeps folding the absolute best hand pre-flop. You may be the second best
and think youre in a pattern. You may even keep winning each time
because of the tight players actions. Keep that in mind as it can go both
ways.
By "reward the raiser" I mean raising the pot. If you get raised with a good
hand that you are in pattern, then re-raise.
If you are playing a $25 no limit table and you have say $125 at the table
(meaning you are up $100) then get ready for some bad beats to happen to
you. So my advice is to cash 25% of your money out of the casino and to
change tables and to be extremely patient as you may have to wait 50-200
or so hands to get back onto pattern, or even to consistently win a few
hands.
Sometimes it is hard to figure out if youre in a sub pattern or a main
pattern, but the best part of that is when they intersect. Like a sub pattern
of the 5th hand and a main pattern of every 10th hand So on the 20th hand
you have dual patterns, and can expect great results a large percentage of
the time.
If your disciplined and patient enough, you can hope to win an extra 4-10
hands a night using this system. Those 4-10 hands can make a huge
difference in your financial outcomes especially on a no limit table.

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FAQS
***** This system does NOT work on larger denomination no limit tables. The
reason is simple. You will not see very many flops. Therefore, it will become
difficult, if not impossible to track patterns. I have found loose games with lots of
flops all the way up to $5/$10 limit play and up to $50 NO Limit play. So do yourself
a favor and play on loose tables that have a lot of flops. They are out there all the
time*****
1. Patterns and cycles are simply another edge that can make a huge
difference in your outcomes.

2. ****This system is designed to help you win an

extra 3-5 hands per 2-3 hour session and that's
it.***
3. This system is designed to help you also not lose an extra 5-10 hands
per session as well, by being prudent and laying down incredible starters
like k,k A,ks when you are out of cycle, pattern, and position.
4. When I say cash out, I mean withdrawing funds from the casino, and
then re-depositing. Theres no reason to cash out your entire bankroll.
Typically its best to cash out 25%.
5. This system is based on Poker Stars algorithm. (A fancy word for
shuffling process.) Playing poker is not my full time job anymore, because I
am involved in several businesses. I have many hobbies and interests in
life, and poker is just one of them. I wrote this book because I feel people
need to know that in my opinion, Poker Stars algorithm is not truly random.
The sub patterns that exist are also truly beyond random in my opinion.
6. I am not concerned if Poker Stars or any other poker casino is
investigating me because there is nothing wrong or illegal with
using this system.

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7. I only discovered these patterns because I was truly sick of winning

$400-$500 in a night and then losing all or most of it the next night due to
unexplainable BAD BEATS. This went on for what seemed like ages. It
seemed like I could never get ahead, and now I know why!
8. I hope this has helped you. and I would love a testimonial from you
providing that you can make the system work too.

I hope you find exceptional value from this book, as it could pay for
itself many times over. I will put you on my revision list so that you can
learn the newest tactics I discover at NO CHARGE for 6 MONTHS
FREE.

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This is not a very large book because it is simply the guts. Absorb this
and you could crack Poker Stars TOO. Remember Poker Stars is interested
in one thing. That is their rakes. Their algorithm produces the most money
possible. Youll be able to witness some extraordinary things on PS. Like
when a player who has $10 goes all in with 7,8 off suit and 2 people call
with AA and KK only to watch the all in player get 4 8s. Happens quite
frequently.
I cant tell you what a good feeling it is to get positive feedback from
someone like yourself who applies the knowledge of this book and makes it
happen for them selves. I love success stories, so please share them with me.
I recommend that you spend no less than 40 hours of playing with
Play Money mastering these techniques before going to real money.
Even on Real money, start on .02/.04 limit or .05/.10 limit. You have to be
very disciplined to play this way, and for some of you, it might take awhile
to change from your normal playing patterns. I hope to see you on the tables
soon with the new strategies provided in this book.
Best of knowledge
Robert Eagle

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