The good player increases the money flow in a poker game to increase his profits. But opposition to higher stakes exists in most games. Often a more subtle and effective way to increase the money flow is to increase the betting pace (rather than the betting stakes). A faster pace usually increases excitement in a way that is appealing to most players, especially weak players.
The betting pace is increased by adding modifications to the game such as those listed in Table 17.
The good player can usually work many advantageous modifications into most games — even into games that are not dealer’s choice. The following paragraphs describe some of those advantageous pace-increasing modifications.