Simple Poker

• Start playing with friends and family before playing in cardrooms or casinos.


• Play at facilities you enjoy.


• If it’s not going well – walk.


• When not playing a hand – watch every hand.


• Don’t expect to win every hand you play.


• Get a good book and read about your favored poker game.


• By playing in tournaments, you can get a lot of experience at a reasonable cost.


• Take a chance, but not a risk.


• Mathematically, in Hold’em, you can expect to get ace-ace once every 221 hands.


• Concentrate on making a goal, then concentrate on reaching it.


• There are only 1,326 possible two-card starting hands in Texas Hold’em.


• The more you play the more you’ll know.


• Poker sharpens the intellect and forces you to think.


• Try the 3P’s to get your game on track: practice, patience and persistence.


• The only way to develop a feel for the game is to play and play and then play some more.


• To play the game right from the beginning, you must have the knowledge.


• Long-term winners make the fewest mistakes.


• Whenever you’re playing in a tournament be courteous and respectful to the other players.


• The art of poker cannot be taught, it can only be learned.


• After learning the basics of poker your education is just beginning.


• You cannot improve your thinking or playing ability with alcohol.


• Tempting as some weak hands are in poker, it's like potato chips; once you eat one, you

• Learn to bet what you can afford to lose.


• A winning player is always informed and vigil.


• Mistakes are the part of the price one pays for learning.


• Hoping to win without a plan is just a wish.


• Poker is about strategy, and strategy is what makes the game interesting and exciting.


• To be a winner you have to believe in yourself.


• The biggest mistake poker players make is playing too many hands.


• Try not to over bet your hand.


• Never call just to see an opponent’s hand.


• Don’t let desire or eagerness force you to play a hand. It’s the cards that determine when to play.


• If at first you don’t end up a winner, before you try again, stop to figure out what you might have done wrong.


• Self-confidence is the first requisite to becoming a winner.


• Read about some of the world’s great poker players.


• Maintain your physical and mental health, it’s important for poker playing.


• Vow to win a set sum during the next twelve months.


• Don’t make excuses; just analyze your mistakes.


• Attend a seminar or workshop about your favorite poker game.


• The more players at the table, the greater the chance that one or more players have a pair. If you haven’t got a high pair or better or four cards to a flush or straight, it’s best to fold.


• Those who stop learning the game stop being good at the game.


• When going “all in,” you want a sound hand and not a hand to draw to.


• Having a losing session is inevitable, but suffering is optional.


• Remember, dealers get paid minimal wage; tips are important to them.


• You can be a very skilled player and not draw decent cards for some time. Expect this to

• There is a lot of poker magazines on the market, subscribe to one or two of them.


• In casinos and cardrooms, the skill level can be very high, whereby games in social clubs

• The better your openers are, the better your chance of improving your hand.


• Don’t be intimidated by other players, your chips are as valuable an anyone else’s.


• The key to your success is determined by the work you do before.