Lawyers' Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players

CONTENTS......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 16
DIAMONDS ♦ Maximizing Your Winnings......Page 24
LESSON 1: Saving Bets......Page 28
LESSON 2: Expected Value......Page 30
LESSON 3: Don't Gamble......Page 33
LESSON 4: Depend on the Rabbit's Foot If You Will, but Remember: It Didn't Work for the Rabbit......Page 35
LESSON 5: Opening Hands......Page 41
LESSON 6: Drawing Hands......Page 46
LESSON 7: Chasing Is for Dogs......Page 49
LESSON 8: Yardley's Law (and Darrow's Exception)......Page 54
LESSON 9: Losing It......Page 62
LESSON 10: Desperate Times......Page 69
LESSON 11: Volatility......Page 72
LESSON 12: Sunk Costs......Page 76
LESSON 13: Stakes Matter......Page 80
CLUBS ♣ Controlling the Opposition......Page 86
LESSON 1: Fundamentalism......Page 90
LESSON 2: Know Why You Are Betting......Page 93
LESSON 3: Slow Playing......Page 98
LESSON 4: Bluffing......Page 103
LESSON 5: Reverse Bluffing......Page 107
LESSON 6: Semi-Bluffing......Page 110
LESSON 7: Overplaying......Page 116
LESSON 8: Calling Bluffs......Page 120
LESSON 9: Loose Wiring......Page 124
LESSON 10: Folding Winners......Page 128
LESSON 11: Establishing Patterns......Page 131
LESSON 12: Implication and Storytelling......Page 134
LESSON 13: Patience......Page 140
SPADES ♠ Digging for Information......Page 144
LESSON 1: Knowledge Is Power......Page 147
LESSON 2: Taking Their Measure......Page 150
LESSON 3: Tells......Page 154
LESSON 4: Get What You Need......Page 159
LESSON 5: True Lies......Page 164
LESSON 6: That's Acting......Page 168
LESSON 7: Calling Bias......Page 170
LESSON 8: Paying Attention......Page 174
LESSON 9: Reading Value......Page 178
LESSON 10: Total Recall......Page 182
LESSON 11: The Unexpected......Page 188
LESSON 12: Local Rules......Page 191
LESSON 13: Showing Your Hand......Page 194
HEARTS ♥ Ethics and Character......Page 200
LESSON 1: Lying......Page 203
LESSON 2: Cheating......Page 209
LESSON 3: Scamming......Page 215
LESSON 4: Banking the Proceeds......Page 222
LESSON 5: The Right Stuff......Page 225
LESSON 6: Moral Hazards......Page 228
LESSON 7: Self-Control......Page 231
LESSON 8: Beginner's Luck......Page 237
LESSON 9: You Gotta Have Heart......Page 242
LESSON 10: Cards Speak......Page 245
LESSON 11: Cross-Examination Does Not Mean Angry Examination......Page 248
LESSON 12: Beautiful Losers......Page 254
LESSON 13: Poker Ain't Life......Page 259
RANK OF HANDS......Page 260
D......Page 262
I......Page 263
R......Page 264
S......Page 265
U......Page 266
NOTES......Page 268
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 282
C......Page 286
P......Page 287
Y......Page 288