If anyone told you that life is a game of chess, football or cricket; please wipe your board clean. Because life is a Poker :)
Your cards is all you have in that round. Just play if you stand a chance. If in doubt, go for it!
If confident of losing this round, wait for your winning cards, fold right away :)
Sometimes one has to take control (raise), sometimes give it away (fold). Giving away the control at the correct time makes the difference. It is better to accept and understand that we cannot win in each round. Hence the important thing is to understand is which winning round you should call or raise.
One can learn a lot by studying his own moves. Look for the signs in yourself: a shaking hand, a sparkle in the eye, a friendly nod or an unintended lean backward. Once you know from experience what means what, FAKE it all in public. Get a poker face.
Nothing is fair in the game, sometimes you are the small blind, sometimes the big blind. It is not in your hands, it is the rule of the game. Sometimes you suffer for what you did not do. Everyone does, at some point or the other.
If you believe in yourself, go for all in. Each round is not an all in round. Know the difference between intuition and facts.
One has to be really lucky to get a pocket pair. If you are the one, make use of it!
Mostly everyone contributes to the pot. Generally only one takes the jackpot home. You could be the one. Again, just play!
Don't fold when you can check, don't check when you can call, don't call when you can raise. Intuition with intellect is your power and the chance to win.
Don't bluff when you can use the intuition, sometimes do bluff on the high card. Everything is fair as long as you don't reveal your cards.
Good players learn the rules of the game and build their skills.
Sometimes you invest in bad bets and lose. Sometimes you execute flawlessly and still lose. But the more you bet the more you can win.
No single hand will kick you out of the game. Folded games are for strategy building. Stay focused on the present game, there is the next round to be played.
Don't be afraid to play, bluff, bet, call, raise, fold, win or lose. Because no one around you is. Act.
