FFFFF U U L L F U U L L FFF U U L L F U U L L F UUU LLLLL LLLLL H H OOOO U U SSSS EEEEE H H O O U U S E HHHHH O O U U SSS EEEE H H O O U U S E H H OOOO UUU SSSS EEEEE PPPP OOOO K K EEEEE RRRR P P O O K K E R R PPPP O O KK EEEEE RRRR P O O K K E R R P OOOO K K EEEEE R R Pro Takedown Guide -By Schwal Version 2: Faster All-Pro Method [tg] Term Guide [ss] Sonny Skye [rr] Rachel Raise [ll] Larry Louche [mm] Mel Matthews [rs] Rai Singh [ls] Lilly Sun [js] Johnny Spade [ms] Marshall Starr [dd] Daisy Deuce [apt] All-Pro Tournament [tg] Term Guide A brief explanation of the terms I will be using. This guide assumes a basic knowledge of Texas Hold 'em such as hand values, so they will not be covered here. There are 2 main stats for opponents, aggressiveness/passiveness and tightness/looseness. An aggressive player will tend to try to raise you out of pots and generaly keep pressuring you to fold. A passive player will tend to check, but will also likely call any of your raises. A very tight player will only play the best hands, and a very loose one will play almost anything and will rarely fold before the flop. Each player will be rated like this: L***--T one star is very loose, five stars is very tight. P***--A one star is very passive, five stars is very agressive. [ss] Sonny Skye L*----T P***--A Your first opponent is easy once you learn his tricks. You should play mostly loose and passive exept as described here. If you raise before he does, he'll almost always fold. you can try to bluff him if you think you can. If you want to try it, it's much safer if he's already checked. The betting numbers are at the start, as the blinds go up his bet will go up by the same amount. A pre-flop raise means a good hand, but don't fold unless your's is particularly bad. After the flop a hesitant raise of about 50 means he made a pair. An agressive one between 75 and 100 means he's chasing a straight or flush; this is your opportunity to raise him if you made a pair. Start by doubling him, he'll re-raise about 2 times; use your judgement. If he aggressivly raises just over 100 means a very good straight or flush draw, use caution. Anything more than 130 or so means he's made 2 pair or better; unless you have as well, fold. After the turn a check means he hasn't caught anything for a straight or flush; you can easily bluff him at this point. A hesitant raise of about 45 means he made a pair, a re-raise of the same amount might work if you think yours is better, but be carefull as he will bet that way for ANY pair. A raise of more than 100 means he made two pair or better; more than 150 means a straight or flush. Folding is a good move here and will save you a lot of money. The river is pretty much the same as the turn, but with a bet of 75 for a pair, 150ish for 2 pair, and more than 200 for anything else. A bluff if he checks is a smart move as he'll almost always fold, but may call with a terrible pair. [rr] Rachel Raise L*----T P****-A This opponent is so easy I'm not going to go into nearly as much detail. She'll raise ten no matter what she has, and about 50 with a pair. If you make something better raise 100, she'll re-raise. Continue this as far as you want, then win the hand. Repeat as needed. [ll] Larry Louche L**---T P*****A Also easy, but a little more complicated. He'll raise pre-flop no matter what, 10 for weak hands and 20 for stong ones (all bets go up with blinds). After the flop he'll check if he has no hope at all, raise and he'll fold. A bet of 20 means a low pair or decent chances of making something better; if you made something re-raise the same amount, if he folds he had nothing, if he calls he has decent cards but nothing yet, if he re-raises 40 he has decent chances or a low pair, raise him 40 and he'll likely call, more than that and he'll likely fold. a bet of 40 means a good pair or better, repeat the pattern if you want to but he will escalate the bets and won't fold easily. If he bets higher than that he has a pocket pair (any pocket pair, not just good ones). play with caution as he is likely to go all in on the turn. Double those numbers for the turn. On the river he'll bet high no matter what, if it's less than 200 and you made a good pair call, on anything better raise. Under 350 means a pair, and under 400 2 pair. he will call or re-raise here. Anything better than two pair and he will likely go all in, use your judgement. [mm] Mel Matthews L*****T P*----A Bluffing your way out of bad hands is key here, as he'll fold easily. Pre-flop he may not even play the small blind. ALWAYS play so that you can bluff your money back. post flop he'll likely bet 10, raise him 50 to bluff him out of the hand, otherwise call. Any more and he made something good, consider folding as you won't bluff him out. On the turn a check means he has nothing, a bet of 40 means a good straight or flush draw, 100 or more means a good pair or better. more than 300 means a straight or better. bluff him out of the check, raise the 40 if you want, only raise the 100 or 300 if you're willing to go all in. The River is similar to the turn, bluff him out of a check, play everything else with caution. [rs] Rai Singh L*****T P****-A This guy is going to take you a while. You just need to keep taking away the blinds and a little more, but it's going to take a while. Pre-flop he'll raise 10 with something goood, call-check with medium, and fold the small blind on bad hands. ALWAYS call. Post flop small bets mean he's made nothing, keep re-raising him the minimum and 90% of the time he'll drop out, leaving you with some cash. If he raises a large amount after a couple small back and forths and you have nothing fold; if you made high pair or better either call or re-raise. If he does this with about 75 and made a pair you've got a decent chance of forcing him out, repeat the minimum re-raising. more than that and he made something big, either keep re-raising or fold. Unless he's all in, you shouldn't let him see the turn or river at all. [ls] Lilly Sun L**---T P****-A Similar to Rai, You need to bluff you way out after the flop often, but she is more likely to play hands. As always numbers go up with the blinds. Pre flop is almost always just a call. ALWAYS call. Post flop she'll bet 50 with nothing (she'll check if there's a pair on the board raise and she'll fold), repeat the minimum re-raise routine and she will fold. If she bets 75 and you made at least a pair, repeat the process, but be warned that she will bet much higher and may call afer a bet of about 500. 150-175 means she made something good, the betting will reach the thousands before she calls or folds, so use caution. A raise of 200 is a bluff, re-raise and she'll fold. On the turn she'll likely just call any re-raise, be careful. a large bet or re-raise will likely get her out, but use caution. If she makes it to the river she's as likly as not to get re-raised all in. use this wisely. [js] Johnny Spade L***--T P***--A being an average player makes him much easier to play against. His major weakness is a tendancy to overbet pocket pairs. On the flop 200 means something good, play at your own risk. 100 means not as good, if you have anything decent do the re-raising thing, he'll either fold after high betting or call a little sooner. If he calls, a big raise on the turn will usualy knock him out of the hand. If he gets to the river a big bet will likeley be called or raised, use it wisely. [ms] Marshall Starr L****-T P****-A Play him exactly like Johnny, but he'll fold earlier with nothing. If he calls around the 250 betting, or if he checks first, a bet of 1000 on the turn will usualy knock him out. [dd] Daisy Deuce L*****T P***--A Play exactly the same again, but if she does more than one re-raise she has something good. Even more likly to fold under pressure. [apt] All-Pro Tournament This is going to be much faster, but much more based on luck. Fold immediatly exept when you get one of the following hands (listed by highest card first): Any pair 5 or better, An Ace and 3 or above suited, Ace and 10 or above un-suited. A King and 8 or above suited, King and 10 or above un-suited. A Queen and 9 or above Suited, Queen and Jack or above un-suited. Jack and 9 or above suited. 10 and 9 or above suited. If you get one of those hands, go all in immediatly. You'll play someone about 1/2 the time, and usualy win. You can alter your strategy when you get down to just one opponent if you feel like it. I won the tournament outright my third try with this method. Full House Poker and all related content is owned by Microsoft. Text by Schwal. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Message the gamertag Schwal with any comments or questions.