2. Uncontrolled Money Flow

Over a period of many games, uncontrolled money flows in a pattern similar to that illustrated by the top diagram on the Money-Flow Pattern chart shown after Table 26. As the good player accumulates performance data on each player, these money-movement patterns become increasingly obvious.

Data for uncontrolled money flow are tabulated in Table 26. Notice the heavy losses absorbed by poor players A and B compared to players C and D. In that game, the good player, E, is extracting winnings through a natural, uncontrolled money flow. But poor player A may quit, for example, because continuous losses hurt his pride. And poor player B may insist on lower stakes because his sharp losses are causing him financial problems. The good player may be risking his future earnings unless he alters the money flow to a controlled pattern similar to that illustrated by the bottom diagram of that Money-Flow Pattern chart (See next lesson – Controlled Money Flow).

The ideal money-flow pattern for the good player occurs when he wins at the maximum rate each player can tolerate. That usually means winning less from the poorest players and more from the better players.