A recent email exchange with one of my e-book customers...
Hi, Rick....
The last time I wrote to you, your suggestion was for me to re-read the book as sort of a tune-up.....I am pleased to say that it worked out very well for me..
I have been finishing ITM (in-the-money) about 37% since then, including a run of THREE first place finishes...the last of which was last night. Of course, I credit this success with the excellent instruction from you, both from the e-book and your generous e-mail help.
I do have two questions:
1.) In your e-book, you say not to call any all-in bets unless you have a "real hand".... what do you consider a real hand.....top pair, two pair, trips.....I know it all depends
on what you think you are up against, what's on the board, and the betting patterns
("betting communication" per the e-book)....but maybe you could clarify that for me.
>> I recommend against calling "all-in" bets whenever you're heads-up, since you're
>> likely beaten most of the time in that situation. You should be the one calling the
>> other player all-in heads-up, if at all possible.
>> Example: You have a pair of Tens, and the other player acts first and goes all-in
>> with enough chips against you to damage you or take you out. What do you do?
>> Tough call. The other player could have anything, but consider this. You could
>> be beaten by...Any overcard that matches on the board...any higher pair, two of
>> a kind, a higher 3 of a kind, a straight, a flush...get my point. Unless there's very
>> good reason to think the other player is bluffing, it's time to fold and wait until
>> the odds favor you ABSOLUTELY WINNING heads up! No reason to risk it all
>> when the other player probably has a great hand. Instead, go against them when
>> you think they have 2nd best (decent) hand, and you have the most likely best hand.
>> Other times (when you're not heads-up), you should have a "strong hand" first, since
>> you don't want to "gamble" on a draw (odds usually don't favor you drawing it). If you
>> believe you have the best hand, by all means, call it; some weak players will go
>> all-in to chase everyone out of a pot (bluff), so it also helps to realize what style
>> player you're up against. If you're against a very tight or solid player, you'd better
>> run the other way from an all-in (unless you have the nuts or a monster), since
>> they typically wouldn't be all-in without something very, vey strong. This is playing
>> the player and the odds...
2.) When you talk about protecting the blinds when the SB and BB are 100 units or so,
what do you mean by "protecting".....calling one raise or possibly two raises regardless of
your hole cards? (that gets pretty expensive as the blinds go up). I realize that if the
raise is only 1X the BB, the pot odds are good for a call....but if some idiot makes it a
bump of 3/4 the pot, that pretty well screws up the calling odds....as well as your
stack.....
>> No. Protecting your blind means not letting others push you around and steal your blinds constantly. You've already got money in the pot, since you're in the blind. Since there will be a lot of people stealing at this stage, if you have a decent hand, bet 2 to 3 times the blind and "protect" your own blind, when you detect any sign of weakness (e.g., player limps in or bets 2x the big blind, or is obviously stealing blinds since they're playing almost every hand, pushing people around). You obviously can't protect your blind with crap, so make sure you have a good starting hand.
As I said, Rick, I am extremely happy with the results your poker tournament e-book has given me....it has done everything for me that you said it would, and more. I look forward to hearing from you, and thanks again for your expert guidance.
Regards,
Don
Cleveland, Ohio
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The above is just one example of many email exchanges I have with my customer/students who are winning Texas Holdem poker tournaments much more consistently after using my " Secrets of Winning Sit and Go Tournaments" e-book. You can download the e-book and have a closer look to see for yourself.
Good luck!
Rick
4:43:59 PM 
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