31. Be sure you know the rules of the game. The player who knows the rules has a decided advantage in any game against players who are vague about them.

32. Study the poker probability tables found elsewhere on this web site. A player who knows the poker probabilities of drawing and improving hands has a decided edge over the player who thinks he knows. But don't become a slave to poker probabilities. They are probabilities, not laws; and they do not supply a surefire recipe for winning.

33. Observe your opponents; learn their poker mannerisms. Are they loose or tight players? And avoid giveaway mannerisms of your own.

34. Play as often as possible; experience is the best teacher.

35. Always remember that in a poker game the average hand becomes less valuable the more players there are.

36. Treat every round of betting as if it were the first. Forget the previous betting rounds and the money you have contributed to the pot.

37. When you hold a cinch hand, wait until the last round to raise.

38. Fold a doubtful hand at the start rather than in the middle or at the end.

39. Call your opponent or opponents when you believe your hand is good enough to win, not merely because you expect a bluff.

40. As a general rule, don't try to steal a pot by trying to bluff a poor player, a heavy winner or a heavy loser.