Mike Caro "The Mad Genius of Poker" 
Mike Caro "The Mad Genius of Poker"
Name: Mike Caro
Born: May 16, 1944
AKA: "America's Mad Genius" "Gambling's Mad Genius" "The Mad Genius of Poker"
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Mike Caro: Poker Tips and Articles
The world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics
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A Good Time To Bluff
One of the best times to bluff is when an opponent is staring you down, reaching for his chips, or otherwise threatening to call.
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Are Small-Limit Games Too Loose To Beat?
Many poker players complain that small-limit rake games are so loose that good players with solid strategies can't win in the long run. That's wrong.
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If You Want A Call, Make Your Bet Look Large
Not too many years ago, I was casually discussing poker with another pro. He said, "Whenever you have an edge, you're supposed to exploit it, right? No matter how small it is."
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Mike Caro & Roy Cooke's Rules of Real Poker
The Decision-Making Process
Management protects players and the integrity of the game through fair and even-handed application of the rules. Caro & Cooke's Rules shall be enforced by the decision-making process.
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The Paramount Rules
All rules shall be interpreted and all rulings shall be made with the intent that the spirit rather than the letter of the rule be followed, and the spirit of all rules is that the fairest possible outcome shall be achieved.
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Rights and Privileges of Management
By taking or requesting a seat in a game a player agrees that the house has the final word on who may play, the manner in which play shall be conducted, and enforcement of any rules. Management further has the right to prohibit any player from using its facilities for any reason whatsoever.
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The Game of Poker
The game of poker is conducted with a fifty-two card deck consisting of four suits (clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades) of thirteen ranks each (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace.)
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Open Card (Stud) Games
The game is typically played with a maximum of eight players, although sometimes it is played with nine. When played with nine however the situation sometimes arises where there are not enough cards to finish the deal .
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Community-Card (Hold 'em-type) Games
By definition a Hold'em game is a community card game (this term is used interchangeably with board game) where all players receive private hole cards, and then play those together with community cards spread in the center of the table, on the "board."
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Closed-Card (Draw-type) Games
Draw games preceded both open-card (stud-type) games and community-card (hold 'em-type) games in the evolution of poker. Standard high-hand-wins draw poker is the game you see most often in Old West movies. It is the most widely understood of all poker variations.
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Other Card Games And Betting Structures
eople need to understand why they do things. At poker, it simply isn't good enough to instinctively throw a hand away or fling chips into the pot. You need to ask yourself why you're doing what you're doing. And the more correct and confident you are about your answer, the more money you're likely to earn playing poker.
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Rules Relating To Money, Stakes, Buy-Ins, Etc.
No-Limit is considered by many to be the purest form of poker. Many major tournaments, including the The $10,000 Big One championship event are played no- Limit.
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Betting Rounds, Action & Play Of Hands
Upon completion of action on the final betting round, the dealer shall ask the players to show their hands. If more than one player contests a pot through the final betting round, the pot will be awarded to the best hand pursuant to the rules of the game upon a showdown of hands.
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The Showdown Of Hands & Awarding The Pot
A player shall act on his hand when it is his turn and only when it is his turn. Acting out of turn, including the practice of checking out, is expressly prohibited.
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Blinds And The Dealer Button
As noted in earlier in Caro & Cooke's Rules, blind bets are a way of initiating action in games where none of a player's cards are exposed, most commonly used in Draw and Hold'em games. Read More
Seating, Table Assignments, Starting Games, Transfers, Etc.
Five players must be present at the table to start a new game in games that are played nine or ten handed. Four players must start for eight handed games.
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Dealers, The Deal And The Deck
Caro & Cooke's Rules of Real Poker is not intended to be a "how-to" manual for dealers. However dealers are an integral part of the game, and just as players must follow certain rules so that the game proceeds in an orderly and efficient fashion.
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Time Collection And Rake
The amount which establishments charge players is not an appropriate subject for rules. Notwithstanding this, uniformity of methodology serves the best interest of the game.
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Miscellaneous Rules
(Player Absent, Missed Blinds, Lock-up, Playing Behind, Overs, Openers, Kill) House buttons are distinguished from the dealer button. They are among other thingsused to indicate absence from the table, missed blinds, locked up seats, playing behind and overs.
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Poker Etiquette
Issues presented in this Article are not rules, per se, but relate to the orderly maintenance of the game and civility among those who participate in the game. A player who repeatedly violates these principles of Poker Etiquette is a disruption to the game.
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Mike Caro & Roy Cooke's Rules of Real Poker
About The Authors
 Mike Caro is usually regarded as the world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics. He has written or contributed to six poker rulebooks, and some rules he created 25 years ago have been adopted almost word for word worldwide. His unusual and dynamic teachings at standing-room-only seminars have earned him the title: "Mad Genius of Poker."
Roy Cooke had played some 50,000 hours of poker--sixteen years as a professional. He has since 1994 been a featured columnist for Card Player magazine, and recently published a collection of his columns.
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