8. Play based on your long term goals instead of hand by hand. Remember that guy you always wanted in high school? Be as methodical, patient and determined as you were then to get Mr. Perfect, now at the poker table! The rewards are worth it. And you’ll hang onto the money longer than you hung on to that teenage studmuffin . . .
9. When a player bets on The River (the last community card), it means she—okay, possibly he—thinks she has the best hand. Be careful, she probably does!
10. Avoid calling raises too often on The Turn (the fourth community card) to protect yourself from overinvesting in the pot.
11. Don’t be seduced by an ace in your pocket. George Strait says everybody needs an ace in the hole, but trust me, ace/7 is not a gift from the dealer. Resist your impulse to bet big early.
12. Last but not least, trust your intuition and be unpredictable. (See #7, again.)
See you next time.
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