Bonnie Damiano Vol. 15, No. 20 Card Player Magazine

Playing the Player

by Jim Brier

In our book Middle Limit Holdem Poker, Bob Ciaffone and I present hundreds of problems that assume a "typical" opponent. We define a typical opponent as one who usually plays in a straightforward manner. We do it because, in teaching, we want students to initially focus on the basics, like pot odds, drawing odds, flop...