21. You can't expect to win every session you play. Realize that every
session is part of your career session.
22. You should never be intimidated. Play steady, and have fun.
23. In Texas Hold'em, you can bet with an ace or two minor over cards
on the flop, but you should fold if someone raises your bet. If someone bets
before you on the flop you can call with two over cards, but fold them at the
turn unless your hand improves then.
24. In Texas Hold'em, You can call with two major over cards (ie A-J)
if someone raises your bet on the flop. You can also check-call a bet on the
turn with that kind of hand, unless the board looks threatening.
25. In Texas Hold'em, a small pair with an over card kicker is a
strong hand that you can (cold) call a raise with on the flop. Though, you
should probably fold it on the next round if it was raised on the flop and you
haven't improved the hand and someone bets before you.
26. In Texas Hold'em, if everyone checks on the flop you can bet on
the turn even if you have nothing. Your opponents will often fold in such a
situation, unless they are too many or too loose.
27. In Texas Hold'em, you can sometimes bluff-bet if the flop contains
an ace. Your opponents will often fold in such a situation if they don't have
any pairs or an open ended straight, because it's impossible for them to have
any over cards when the flop contains an ace. Please note that this will only
work if your opponents aren't too many or too loose.
28. In Texas Hold'em, if someone suddenly bets into you or raises, and
you are considering folding, be sure to first look at the amount of chips that
the player has in front of him. If he is out of chips it's likely that he is
bluff raising/betting because he knows he will go all-in on that hand anyway.
29. Poker is a game that goes on within you. Control yourself and you
will be a winner.
30. The prime rule in poker is: don't try to beat the other players;
let them try to beat you. This isn't just an introductory sentence; it is
probably more important than all the tips and hints that follow. Do yourself a
favor by memorizing it.
31. Be sure you know the rules of the game. The player who knows the
rules has a decided advantage in any game against players who are vague about
them.
32. Study the poker probability tables found elsewhere on this web
site. A player who knows the poker probabilities of drawing and improving hands
has a decided edge over the player who thinks he knows. But don't become a slave
to poker probabilities. They are probabilities, not laws; and they do not supply
a surefire recipe for winning.
33. Observe your opponents; learn their poker mannerisms. Are they
loose or tight players? And avoid giveaway mannerisms of your own.
34. Play as often as possible; experience is the best teacher.
35. Always remember that in a poker game the average hand becomes less
valuable the more players there are.
36. Treat every round of betting as if it were the first. Forget the
previous betting rounds and the money you have contributed to the pot.
37. When you hold a cinch hand, wait until the last round to raise.
38. Fold a doubtful hand at the start rather than in the middle or at
the end.
39. Call your opponent or opponents when you believe your hand is good
enough to win, not merely because you expect a bluff.
40. As a general rule, don't try to steal a pot by trying to bluff a
poor player, a heavy winner or a heavy loser.
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