Great poker players are master tacticians. Not only do they calculate odds with lightning speed and astonishing precision, but they also cunningly anticipate and manipulate the actions of their adversaries. In short, they boast skills that every lawyer can envy. This highly entertaining work might best be summed up as better lawyering through poker. Steven Lubet shows exactly how the tactics of the poker table can be adapted to litigation, negotiation, and virtually every aspect of law practice. In a series of engaging and informative lessons, Lubet describes concepts like betting for value, slow playing, and reverse bluffing, and explains how they can be used by lawyers to win their cases. The best card players, like the best lawyers, have a knack for getting their adversaries to react exactly as they want, and that talent separates the winners from the losers.Lawyers'Pokeris an irresistible guide to successful lawyering and an enjoyable read for anyone with an interest in law. No poker knowledge required.
Introduction Diamonds Lesson 1: Saving Bets Lesson 2: Expected Value Lesson 3: Don't Gamble Lesson 4: Depend on the Rabbit's Foot if You Will, But Remember: It Didn't Work for the Rabbit Lesson 5: Opening Hands Lesson 6: Drawing Hands Lesson 7: Chasing is for Dogs Lesson 8: Yardley's Law (and Darrow's Exception) Lesson 9: Losing It Lesson 10: Desperate Times Lesson 11: Volatility Lesson 12: Sunk Costs Lesson 13: Stakes Matter Clubs Lesson 1: Fundamentalism Lesson 2: Know Why You are Betting Lesson 3: Slow Playing Lesson 4: Bluffing Lesson 5: Reverse Bluffing Lesson 6: Semi-Bluffing Lesson 7: Overplaying Lesson 8: Calling Bluffs Lesson 9: Loose Wiring Lesson 10: Folding Winners Lesson 11: Establishing Patterns Lesson 12: Implication and Story Telling Lesson 13: Patience Spades
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