"General"

1. Protect your cards, never let them touch the muck or they may be declared dead.

2. Odds are the likelihood you will win versus the likelihood you will lose. (Odds of a 2 on a die are 1:5). Probability is likelihood you will win among all events. (Probability of a 2 on a die is 1/6).

3. Being a ready player makes it harder for opponents to read you.

4. In late position, you can often gain a free card by raising after the flop so it is checked to you on fourth street. You can choose to check and see the river for "free."

5. Be aware when you might be drawing dead. i.e. when you will lose even if you get the draw you want.

6. Betting and showing a marginal hand may make opponents more likely to call your superior hand later.

7. In limit games, there will often be a showdown, so you must have the best hand to win.

8. In no-limit games, the aggressor will often win without a showdown.

9. Slowplaying, or giving an opponent a chance to catch up, is a bad idea except in cases where you have a nearly unbeatable hand.

10. Small raises are used to build the pot, while larger raises will also narrow the field.

11. Be aware of your emotions - stand up, breathe deep, or force yourself to change through another mental tactic if you are in danger of going on tilt.

12. If you ALWAYS play tight, you may find no callers when you finally do have a hand.

13. You will make mistakes. The reason a successful player wins is that he recognizes when that happens and corrects it for the future.

14. Pot odds are the relationship between what is already in pot and what you must put in. You don't want to put $10 toward a $50 pot if you only have 1 chance in 13 of winning.

15. Chips move clockwise, i.e., players generally get more wins from players to their right than from players to their left.

16. Old adage : If you don't know who the fish is, guess what?