LeakBuster recently released a 100% free eBook covering NL Holdem. (111 Pages!)  It's quite a read covering a ton of poker related topics.  Visit http://pokerbythebook.com/Free_poker_ebook.php to sign up and download the free eBook.

We also heard a workbook will be released soon as well.  More details to follow later.

Here's the link again if you missed it:  http://pokerbythebook.com/Free_poker_ebook.php

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Book Contents:

 Table of Contents
Introduction 4
About The Author 5
Chapter 1: Why are you playing? 6
First Goals 7
Blog About It 7
Make Poker Friends 7
Chapter 2: Know Thyself 8
Aggression 9
Aggression (too passive) 9
Aggression (too aggro) 10
Rational Deduction / Logic 11
Psychological Control / Understanding 13
Tilt 14
Being a good quitter (Tilt) 15
Self Awareness 16
Perceptiveness 17
Chapter 3: Get it Together 19
Bankroll Management 19
Poker Software 20
Preparation and Diet 21
Diet 21
Chapter 4: Glorious Poker Math 25
Combinations 25
Probability 26
Equity 27
Expected Value (EV) 27
Fold Equity 27
Chapter 5: Metta World Peace 29
Tension Count 29
Reads and Notes 32
List of Abbreviations (Brief Overview) 33
ATC (Any Two Cards) 34
FC (Flush Chaser) 36
SOOT (Likes to play any two suited cards) 37
AK (Will bet turn unimproved) 39
CRW (Calls raises with weak hands) 40
LAF (Will lead into pre-flop raises and fold to a raise) 41
SVB (Slim Value Bettor) 41
Ax (Will play an ace from anywhere) 45
NPR (Will raise a non-premium hand) 46
CBB (Continuation Bet Bad Boards) 47
LA (Look-up Artist) 48
Chapter 6: In the Beginning 50
Starting Decisions 50
Flat Calling 51
Blind Play 53
Optimal Big Blind Play 55
Defending from the Big Blind vs Early Openers 55
Defending from the Big Blind vs Steals 58
Defending from the Big Blind vs Button Steals 58
Squeezing from the Big Blind vs Open Buttons 61
Defending from the Big Blind vs Cut-off's 62
Squeezing from the Big Blind vs Open Cut-Offs 63
Defending from the Small Blind vs Steals 65
Defending from the Small Blind vs Button Steals 65
Defending from the Small Blind vs Cut-off Opens 67
Squeezing from the Small Blind vs Open Cut-Offs 67
Out of The "Norm" Lines to Take Against Steals 69
Chapter 7: 3-Betting 73
Value Range 73
Bluffing Range 74
Quasi Range 75
3-Bet Sizing 76
Standard 3-bet Strategy 76
Applied Pressure 3-bet Strategy 76
Applied Pressure vs Standard 3-bet Strategy 79
3-Bet Calling Ranges 79
Easy Folds to 3-bets 80
"Easy" Calls to 3-bets 81
Marginal Spots vs 3-bets 82
Being 3-bet by a short stack 84
Chapter 8: 4-Bet Bluffing 87
Why 4-bet Bluff? 87
Good 4-bet bluffing hands 87
4-bet Bluff Sizing 88
Ideal 4-bet Bluffing Spots 90
Chapter 9: Perceived Range 92
Balancing Your Range 92
Balancing Flop Textures 94
Balancing on Dry Boards 95
Balancing on Coordinated Boards 99
Balancing on Paired Boards 101
Balanced Deception 105
Putting It All Together 110

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If Russian isn't your native tongue, we also offer English NoteCaddy videos in the HM2 Coaching Video Widget.  To add the Widget, click the Add Widget button on the HM2 Dashboard and add the HM2 Coaching Video Widget. 

The NoteCaddy wiki is also a vast resource for everything NoteCaddy. You can find the NoteCaddy wiki here: http://wiki.assaultware.com/NoteCaddy.ashx

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GrinderSchool’s own S1x talks about how to deal with 3-Bets using HM2 poker software.

3-Bet pots can get out of control quickly and being able to play these hands efficiently is the difference between breakeven and winning poker. 

If you want to see all the HM2 Coaching Videos, add the HM2 Coaching Video Widget to your Home Page inside of HM2. 

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Recently I've been getting into TableNinja II quite a bit, helping with the website content and I created a TN2 video that will be released in a few days.  I used to play 6-8 tables on 2 monitors back when I grinded poker every day not using TableNinja.  With TableNinja II, now I can play 8-10 tables pretty easily. 

You wouldn't think a hotkey program like TableNinja would help that much, but it really does.  There's a couple new TN support reps and they agree, once you get into TableNinja, it's hard not to use it.  It's like a DVR or High Speed Internet.  Once you experience it, it's hard to go back to the way things were.  

GrinderSchool’s Nitreg discusses C-Betting in low limit full ring games using HM2 poker software.

This is the last of Nitreg’s videos, but we have a couple from S1x that we’ll be sharing with you soon.

If you want to see all the HM2 Coaching Videos, add the HM2 Coaching Video Widget to your Home Page inside of HM2. 

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Cardrunners is at it again offering HM2 poker software customers a waived signup fee. ($100 savings)

If you don't know, CardRunners pioneered online poker training and they are widely known as the premier poker training site.  All you need to do is use the promo code "NOTECADDY" when you sign up and the $100 signup fee is waived.  Monthly fee's start at $30 a month and go down from there for 6 month and 1 year memberships. 

Don’t forget, CardRunners also offers Truly Free Poker Training too!  This is a no strings attached way to get a free CardRunners membership.  http://www.trulyfreepokertraining.com/

Below are four premium videos CardRunners released for HM2 users.  I've been tracking views on YouTube and the CardRunners videos are the most watched videos on our YouTube Channel.    

If you want to see all the HM2 Coaching Videos, add the HM2 Coaching Video Widget to your Home Page inside of HM2. 

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With the latest HM2 poker software release behind us, I thought I’d take a moment to let everyone know what’s going on at Hold’em Manager.

• HM Cloud is in Alpha and we’re compiling feedback to see what direction to take it next.
• SNGW is now officially in Beta.
• TableNinja II is expected to be released later this month. 
• A HM1 release is planned to happen in the next few weeks.  
• The next HM2 release should have HUD support for the Winning Poker Network.

Don’t forget, you can view free HM2 Coaching Videos right inside of the HM2 Home Tab by adding the HM2 Coaching Video Widget to your dashboard.

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Fozzy is a Senior Tech Support Member that has been handling HM2 support for 4 years.  He used to be a graphics expert making new cards for poker skins, now he's fully committed to providing you with the best possible customer service that he can.

I met Fozzy face to face in Vegas a few years ago.  I drove from LA and he flew in.  We went to play poker at the MGM with other HM employees and I started drinking and wanted to enjoy the strip.  Without hesitation, I handed over my keys to my Tacoma and let Fozzy drive it back to the house.   Fozzy is one trustworthy guy and he's an absolute pleasure to work with day in and day out at Holdem Manager.

How long have you worked for Holdem Manager?

It will be 4 years in June.

What specific part of Holdem Manager do you work on?

I focus mostly on customer service answering forums and email questions, testing the software for each release, and administrative tasks such as creating/editing FAQs. 

Anything interesting about your past work experience?

I have done quite a few different jobs over the years before I began working for Holdem Manager.  I did some construction and roofing in my younger years, warehouse work, parts counter sales and customer service, and had my own small business for a couple of years doing upscale landscape lighting design and installation.

Have you done any poker side projects in the past?

I used to create custom graphics (table themes, decks, chips) for Full Tilt and PokerStars which is what led to my being hired by Holdem Manager.  I started out doing it for fun and  it eventually became a small business where I was creating installers and selling them.  When the developers were first creating HM1 they commissioned me to convert some of my Full Tilt graphics to work in the HM1 relayer and reports.  I then became very interested in the software and spent a lot of my time learning and using the software.  I learned the software so well that people on the forums would ask me to provide remote support to help them setup and fine tune HM.

When HM was looking to increase their support staff they asked me if I was interested in working for them and I gladly accepted.  When HM2 was in the early stages of development I was out of practice in the graphics design arena, and busy with support work, so I didn't work on the HM2 graphics but management was nice enough to keep my HM1 mucked cards for the HM2 mucked cards.  I have given permission for some of my old card designs to be included in other free poker software and recently sold some of my old card graphics to Winning Poker Network for use in their poker client as well.

What is your favorite variation of poker?

I have been playing micro stakes online poker for almost 10 years now.  I have spent time playing most variations of cash, SNG, and MTT Holdem and Omaha over that time.  Half-Pot Limit Badugi is my favorite game but unfortunately there are no sites that still spread it as far as I know.  Lately I have been playing PLO8 DoNs on Lock Poker and it has been a lot of fun.

How often do you play poker every week?

I don't play nearly as many hands/hours as I used to now that I spend so much time helping our customers.  I have been playing a bit more this year since I got interested in PLO8 again but that is usually just 5 or 10 games a day when I have some free time.

Can you share anything that might help someone get hired for their dream job?  (Poker or not)

Try to find something that you enjoy doing and learn as much about it as you can.  If you enjoy what you do it won't really feel like a job when you do it every day.

Don't forget, everyone who purchases a copy of Leak Buster this month (Any Version) will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win an hour of free database analysis coaching form the Leak Buster creator, John Anhalt.

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We are excited to introduce online poker players to the world's first cloud based hand database with an integrated remotely hosted heads-up display.

Get access and learn more about HM Cloud HERE:

You don't need to install a database because hands are not stored on your computer. HM Cloud also doesn't rely on your computer to perform a single calculation or retrieve any statistics on you or your opponents. Because of this, the RAM (memory) and CPU (processing) required by HM Cloud on your computer is amazingly small.

An HM Cloud local client you install on your computer only performs two functions: (i) it forwards new hand histories received to HM Cloud and (ii) it receives updated HUD data from HM Cloud and displays it on your tables.

“Why Use HM Cloud?”

Simple

Limited configuration is required for HM Cloud and you do not need to install a local database. 

HM Cloud can be up and running in a couple of minutes for both your in-game HUD and post-game analysis.

Intuitive

Easy to understand, HM Cloud is designed to provide you with intuitive visual feedback whether you are new to online poker or a pro.

Portable

Any internet connected device, including tablets, can access the HM Cloud game analysis tools breaking down hero or villains play.

Universal

HM Cloud game and opponent analysis tools are not restricted to certain operating systems because it’s browser based.  Planned for a future release, HM Cloud will be MAC compatible. 

Minimal CPU/Memory Required

HM Cloud servers process all stat calculations when hands are imported.  Because of this, a minimal amount of memory or processing power is required of your local computer

During internal testing we had 16 live tables running using HM Cloud and experienced no lag while leaving a very small CPU and RAM footprint (in some cases smaller than the actual PokerStars client).

The Alpha release only supports PokerStars cash games and has limited stats and reports.  But the goal was to get something in front of HM customers and based on their feedback determine the priorities for future development. 

You can read more about HM Cloud and get answers to many of your questions HERE.  You can also add yourself to the wait list for future release of the Alpha version to more users.

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