"Ideally I want to get one decent sized bet in over the course of this hand and by checking, I prevent my opponent from giving me more action than my hand can handle."

"Just as there is no right way to write a song or paint a picture, there is no right way to play poker."

"After such a difficult opening, it's not uncommon to see even very good players overwhelmed with resignation."

"Endeavor to leave each session in the same emotional state."

"I'm looking to pick up a lot of small pots by applying a constant level of pressure to my opponents."

"When he check-raised, he failed to ask himself a critical question: What hand can I call with that he could beat?"

"If you're nervous about what you stand to lose in a given pot, you're probably playing too high for your bankroll. "

"Whenever possible, you need to position yourself to take every chip from a big pot."

Most poker literature warns of the dangers of becoming a calling station. Common wisdom has it that when you're playing a hand, you should be betting, raising or folding. Calling is usually considered the worst thing you can do.

"Early in my poker career I set a simple rule for myself: I would never move to a higher limit until I won three consecutive sessions. If I lost three consecutive sessions at a given limit, I would move down to a lower limit."