51. You benefit from reading the board of house rules present in most cardrooms. This can usually be found hanging on the wall. It tells you everything you'll need to know to sit down and play, as well as any particularities that you might not find in other cardrooms.

52. Where you sit in relation to your turn to bet has an impact on your results. Being forced to be an early bettor in a hand is much less advantageous than being able to bet later in the round.

53. Poker is a game of skill, but a lot of the skill involves being able to conceal your true feelings and, at the same time, to assess the true feelings of others who are trying to do the same.

54. The flop is the nexus of the hand; limiting raises preflop goes far towards disguising your hand.

55. In early position you have to play fairly tightly, even in loose games, since you don't know how many raises there will be, and you will be out of position for the whole hand.

56. When opening in tight games in any position or loose games in late position, your attention should be on getting heads up with a blind or outright stealing the blinds.

57. It is better to sacrifice your small early bets then to rope yourself into a betting war with a seasoned pro.

58. We can't emphasize enough the importance of keeping a poker face while betting, and not giving any clues about how good or bad your hand is. The whole point of the game is to make sure that they have NO clues, other than the bets you make.

59. When it comes to betting, alcohol can be your enemy. While beer and cigars tend to go hand in hand with poker night, alcohol is not recommended if you're going to play in a casino, especially if the stakes are a little higher.

60. One of the best pieces of advice we can give you about betting is to bet with your head, not over it. This is the slogan for Gamblers Anonymous, and it couldn't be truer.