Excellence

“In the long run there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know.”

Professionalism

“You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play.”

Expertise

“Texas Hold’em, the game that takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master.”

Strategy

• Don’t act to win money, act to create easy decisions.
• If future decisions will be hard, fold. If easy, play.
• When other players make bad decisions, you win.

Growth

Good fortune is a bad teacher

PD Haynie 2010.

Success

Position is the key to all.

Raise to gain info, narrow the field, take the lead.