5. You'll soon discover who the strong players are at the table. As tempting as it is, try to resist the temptation of trying to beat them at risk of losing sight of the other aspects of your game. You'll lose big time if you're not lucky. If you're lucky enough to win, it'll hardly be worth the effort.
This one's easy, and true. The better players always seem to outdraw me, outplay me, and get lucky cards. Truth is, they only play hands that are likely to win, they watch not only their hands, but also what cards I get, and how they match up with others on the board. They carefully pick their spots, and when they are drawing, they are drawing to the nuts.
This does remind me of the need to make notes on players. Mark the players that do not start with superior hands. Especially if they do it continually. Mark the players that just will not fold, regardless of how the board matches. Mark the players that play their hand and do not look at their opponents. Use that note keeping system. It is amazing how many times you run into the same people.
These tips are part of my series on Poker tips, taken from Poker.net. Poker.net has an on-line section with 64 poker tips. Way back 4 and 1/2 decades ago, in Mr. Kirk's 5th grade class, I was taught; to write things out, was one of the best ways to commit to memory. So, rather than read over a list of tips, and forget most, I am going to commit myself to reading one a day, and writing my thoughts about it.
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