Poker tip #1: Big Hand Big Pot, Small Hand Small Pot
Reading and studying poker either online, reading forums, talking to friends or reading books always leads to different tips and tricks. Deciphering which tips you are going to employ in your play takes time. Whenever I ask a question about a hand I have played almost always the response is 'it depends' and then questions are asked about stack sizes, player behaviour, position, number of callers, number of limpers, history of the players, table image. All of these are of course relevant questions and when developing as a poker player more and more I am able to ask myself these questions and consider how I want to play the hand. Being able to do this consistently of course is key and still something that I want to develop in my game. Probably the one piece of advice that sticks with me however is one that I read in one of the Harrington on Holdem books. If you haven't read any of these they should definitely be part of your library. Harrington has books on both cash