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

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Author: Steven Lubet

ISBN-10: 0195369017

ISBN-13: 9780195369014

Category: Gambling - Card Games

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...

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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' Poker is an irresistible guide to successful lawyering and an enjoyable read for anyone with an interest in law. No poker knowledge required.

Diamonds : maximizing your winnings11Lesson 1Saving bets15Lesson 2Expected value17Lesson 3Don't gamble20Lesson 4Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember : it didn't work for the rabbit22Lesson 5Opening hands28Lesson 6Drawing hands33Lesson 7Chasing is for dogs36Lesson 8Yardley's law (and Darrow's exception)41Lesson 9Losing it49Lesson 10Desperate times56Lesson 11Volatility59Lesson 12Sunk costs63Lesson 13Stakes matter67Clubs : controlling the opposition73Lesson 1Fundamentalism77Lesson 2Know why you are betting80Lesson 3Slow playing85Lesson 4Bluffing90Lesson 5Reverse bluffing94Lesson 6Semi-bluffing97Lesson 7Overplaying103Lesson 8Calling bluffs107Lesson 9Loose wiring111Lesson 10Folding winners115Lesson 11Establishing patterns118Lesson 12Implication and storytelling121Lesson 13Patience127Spades : digging for information131Lesson 1Knowledge is power134Lesson 2Taking their measure137Lesson 3Tells141Lesson 4Get what you need146Lesson 5True lies151Lesson 6That's acting155Lesson 7Calling bias157Lesson 8Paying attention161Lesson 9Reading value165Lesson 10Total recall169Lesson 11The unexpected175Lesson 12Local rules178Lesson 13Showing your hand181Hearts : ethics and character187Lesson 1Lying190Lesson 2Cheating196Lesson 3Scamming202Lesson 4Banking the proceeds209Lesson 5The right stuff212Lesson 6Moral hazards215Lesson 7Self-control218Lesson 8Beginner's luck224Lesson 9You gotta have heart229Lesson 10Cards speak232Lesson 11Cross-examination does not mean angry examination235Lesson 12Beautiful losers241Lesson 13Poker ain't life246Rank of hands247