Fighting Fuzzy Thinking in Poker, Gaming, and Life Book

About David Sklansky	v
Publisher's Note	vii
Part One: Poker and Gaming	1
The Four Brothers	2
Being a Favorite	5
The Ability to Play Expertly	7
Are Great Players Born?	10
Talent Versus Discipline	19
Will Power	21
A Comment on Poker Books	23
For the Studious Player	25
Sizing Up Those Flashes	28
Paying For Information	30
The Importance of Position	34
Highest On the Flop	37
Dealing Out Hands	38
A Simple Technique	40
The Big Excuse	45
Steam Games	47
Never Go Broke	49
Four Case Studies	51
Ranking The Players	53
Saving Various Forms of Poker	55
Why I Don't Like Seven-Card Stud	50
Sixth Street	58
A Tidbit to Think About	61
Drawing to the Second Best Hand	62
A Note on Extra Outs	66
Risking a Reraise	68
Standing Pat	69
Jackpot Game Strategy Changes	72
Catching Bluffers	74
Call or Raise?	76
Mercy of Luck	78
An Expert Lowball Play	79
Checking a Seven	82
Three Good Plays	84
Two Special Plays	87
Playing Against the Redraw	90
Betting Pat Hands in Lowball	92
Check Raising in Hold 'em	94
Exposed Hand Problem	96
Last Round Strategies	100
Odds For a Backdoor Flush	103
When Time is Not of the Essence	107
Dealer Abuse	110
Comparative Advantage	113
An Essential Hold 'em Concept	115
More Hold 'em Essentials	121
Comparing Ace-King to Ace-Queen	124
A Cute Hand	127
Is Your Wallet Fat Enough?	130
Is Your Wallet Fat Enough for Tournaments?	136
Questions and Answers	141
Part Two: Life	159
Logical Decisions	160
What Makes an Issue Controversial	162
The 95 Percent Criterion Fallacy	164
Coincidences	167
Will Power	170
Risking Your Life	173
Legitimate Grievances	176
Some Short Thoughts	179
Some More Short Thoughts	185
Crime and Punishment	188
Game Theory, Logic, Crime and Punishment	192
Diversity	199
Solving The Race Relation Problem	201
An Unexpected Ending	204