FOLD, you are playing too many hands.

Grant Denn (Entry #1)
grd@astro.physics.uiowa.edu (Grant Denn)

Don't call flop with small card less than unsuited nine or suited six.
On flop, fold with no: pair, open straight, or four card flush.

Ken Churilla (Entry #1)
ken@elsop.com (Ken Churilla)

Read different authors' books. Exercise discipline regarding starting hands by position.
Pay attention to betting as the board pairs and shows possible straights and flushes.

John Davis (Entry #1)
john_davis@usgroup.com (JohnnyD)

Study a good book on beginner poker.
Home practice 400 hours.
Observe/Study live poker at least 50 hours in a casino, various limits.

raydon (Entry #1)
ry3666@aol.com (Ry3666)

Don't play in $3-$6 games with large, immediate rakes (most CA cardrooms).
Don't play $6-$12 with a $4 drop/dead button charge.

JP Massar (Entry #1)
massar@mindspring.com (JP Massar)

Play in passive games, tight is right, if doubts early fold, if doubts late call,
play good to excellent hands aggressively, call raises cold sparingly.

Tom Haley (Entry #1)
thaley@nmia.com (Tom Haley)

If you are dealt poor cards throw them away and wait for the next hand.
If dealt good cards bet them.

Dan Doshan (Entry #2)
dubberdan@webtv.net (Dan Doshan)

Patience, Practice, Play !

Robert G. Morgan (Entry #1)
r-g.morgan@worldnet.att.net (Robert G. Morgan)

If you look around and don't see the sucker, guess what, you're it. Cash out, YGHN.

MTHossToo (Entry #1)
mthosstoo@aol.com (MTHossToo)

Play
- Big pairs
- Suited blackjacks
- Big suited connectors
Anytime, and
- Offsuit blackjacks
- Big connectors
- Small pairs (flop set)
Unless raised or less than 4 opponents

Tad Perry (Entry #1)
tvp@bigbird.rad.washington.edu (Tad Perry)

Poker would be an easy game if all the cards were face up.
Figure out the hidden cards from how the other player acts.

Bart DeLuca (Entry #1)
deluca@tccenter.com (Bart DeLuca)

(1) When you have nothing, get out.
(2) When you're beaten, get out.
(3) When you have the best hand, make your opponents pay

Paul Higginbotham (Entry #1)
pgh7296@aol.com (PGH7296)

Don't call a preflop raise unless you have a premium hand.
You are probably behind and you don't want to play "uphill".

John A. D. Cervanyk (Entry #1)
jadc@dnvr.uswest.net (John A. D. Cervanyk)

Have the best hand, the best draw, or get out.

John A. D. Cervanyk (Entry #2)
jadc@dnvr.uswest.net (John A. D. Cervanyk)

Bet your hand for value. Fancy plays will probably be wasted on the
opponents you'll be playing against.

John A. D. Cervanyk (Entry #3)
jadc@dnvr.uswest.net (John A. D. Cervanyk)

Learn the rules, especially the house rules; "A wildcat is only good once a night".

Pat Gilvary (Entry #1)
pmg@monmouth.com (Pat Gilvary)

Don't try to beat the other players- make them beat you. That is "Never chase".

Pat Gilvary (Entry #2)
pmg@monmouth.com (Pat Gilvary)

Never call to keep someone honest. Only call if you think you can win.

Pat Gilvary (Entry #3)
pmg@monmouth.com (Pat Gilvary)

Deep, Deep, VERY Deep....Said it once, and I will say it again, game SELECTION
is roughly 80% of winning poker, so obvious.

Terry Josi (Entry #1)
terryjosi@aol.com (TerryJosi)

Novices - If you can't identify worse players than yourself, than you are in the wrong game.

Railbird (Entry #1)
ralebird@aol.com (Ralebird)

Carefully choose your "road hand". These are the two cards you play for
image, and can't bring yourself to fold preflop. Yours should be A-A

Kim Scheinberg (Entry #1)
ikuo@panix.com (Kim Scheinberg)

Always play your A game. Play it when you're winning, when you're losing,
on your first hand, and your last. B game appears? Cash out

Kim Scheinberg (Entry #2)
ikuo@panix.com (Kim Scheinberg)

Repeat this many times: I am a lucky player. A powerful winning force surrounds me

Kim Scheinberg (Entry #3)
ikuo@panix.com (Kim Scheinberg)

Play as tightly as you can imagine at first and then tighten up some more pre- flop.

(Entry #1)
refeld@computelnet.com

Your hand is only good in relation to what's out there.

ratso (Entry #1)
ratso444@earthlink.net (ratso)

In Hold'em, suited connectors with either card less than 10 should be
mucked except in late position with at least five callers and no raises.

Squeaky (Entry #1)
Squeaky@K9Offsuit.Early (Squeaky)

Play all pairs and two cards totaling 20 or 21.
If you make a set or top pair, play on. If not fold.

Paul Sikorski (Entry #1)
pkrpaulie@aol.com (PKRPAULIE)

Pick one game, 7 Stud the easiest . Study one book. Buy best computer program.
Watch others play. Play the lowest stakes until you start winning.

M Chosky (Entry #1)
mchosky@aol.com (MChosky)

Watch the table for 1 hour.Don't play in pots with the chip leader.
Watch every hand played at the table and listen to players .

Doug W. (Entry #1)
SmorgassBored@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored)

If you have a hand worth playing, raise with it and at least make them
'think' you know what you're doing, even if you don't.......

Doug W. (Entry #2)
SmorgassBored@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored)

Bet the max on every hand you play. Don't dwell on losses. Think positive.
Every hand and hour played is an learning expeience.Pay attention.

Doug W. (Entry #3)
SmorgassBored@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored)

AA KK QQ JJ TT AK AQ are good in any position.
Small pairs and suited connectors are good close to button.
Tight but aggressive.

Steve T. (Entry #1)
hetfield7@webtv.net (Lars Ulrich)

Be sure your poker bankroll is expendible income.
It is difficult to play when you are using the grocery money.

Fred M. (Entry #1)
jmorim2315@aol.com (JMorim2315)

Read books before you play. Learn from your mistakes, but first you
must know a mistake when you see one. (Some players make the same
*Deleted excess words*

Fred M. (Entry #2)
jmorim2315@aol.com (JMorim2315)

Play in legal cardrooms where you have some protection against being cheated.
(If you get ripped off playing in the back room of Joe's Bar
*Deleted excess words*

Fred M. (Entry #3)
jmorim2315@aol.com (JMorim2315)

Have patience.

S Rudley (Entry #1)
srudley@aol.com (SRudley)

Learn the shapes of all the suits. Even though there are only two colors, there are four suits.

greatbrit (Entry #1)
pwestley@jps.net (greatbrit)

Tempted to make a first round raise? Maybe you should.
Not tempted even a little to raise? Then don't call either. Throw them away.

Barry Paul (Entry #1)
bpaul@hoflink.com (Barry Paul)

Observe and learn from everybody; but pick your fights with the weak and passive.

Victor Lee (Entry #1)
viclee@pacbell.net (Victor Lee)

Do not put to risk what you cannot afford to lose, either financially or emotionally.

Victor Lee (Entry #2)
viclee@pacbell.net (Victor Lee)

Buy a computer. From Wilson Software, buy your game. Practice!!!
It gives you "table experience" cheaper than losing while you learn.

Wayne D. Cowey (Entry #1)
wdcowey@diversicomm.com (wdcowey)

Never cut the cheese at the table.

BobA (Entry #1)
boba928674@aol.com (BobA928674)

While you are learning...subscribe to the Warren Buffet theory on cash flow......
"Money moves from the impatient to the patient"

Brandon (Entry #1)
bnd66@aol.com (BND66)

Play tight. Don't bluff.

Jim V. (Entry #1)
jim.v@nospam.com (Jim V.)

Since you will be starting with the best hand more than anyone else,
you will lose with the best hand more than anyone else.

Jeremy Miller (Entry #1)
nakor@home.com (Jeremy Miller)

Just because 68o dragged the last two pots doesn't mean it will win the
next one. Or the one after that.

Jeremy Miller (Entry #2)
nakor@home.com (Jeremy Miller)

There will be times when you get very upset over losing. GET UP FROM
THE TABLE. You will lose all your chips if you don't.

Jeremy Miller (Entry #3)
nakor@home.com (Jeremy Miller)

Play big cards, observe others, don't tilt, be selective, pay attention,
when in doubt - get out, raise, raise, raise, have a plan be a man.

HARDWAY08 (Entry #1)
hardway08@aol.com (HARDWAY08)

Play more poker, gamble less. Do not confuse the two.

Drack (Entry #1)
starx@earthlink.net (Drack)

Get big cards, then bet!
Not, ``Any two cards can win.''
Power surrounds you.

David Marshall (Entry #1)
dmarshal@netcom.com (David Marshall)

Arm yourself with as much information as possible -- it is a deadly weapon!
The cost of a good book could save or win you pots!
*Edited to 25 words*

Evelyn Ng (Entry #1)
evelyn.ng@shaw.wave.ca (Evelyn Ng)

Evaluate your play by keeping accurate records of wins/losses + amount of hours.
Don't blame bad luck for losses... Blame bad play - then change it.

Evelyn Ng (Entry #2)
evelyn.ng@shaw.wave.ca (Evelyn Ng)

Have a friend who is a skilled player play at the table with you.
After a tough hand, take a break and discuss it.

Paul Wisniewski (Entry #1)
lwselect@swbell.net (Paul Wisniewski)

Wait for good hands.
Watch the board.
When strong, bet.
When in doubt, get out.

drubenst (Entry #1)
drubenst@yahoo.com

Pairs above sevens, both above nine, suited connectors above 5-4, ace-any
suited, suited above eight. Flop top pair, four straight or flush to continue.

Dave Scharf (Entry #1)
dave@canadianpoker.com (Dave Scharf)

Write "FOLD" on a piece of paper. Anytime you have to make a tough decision
whether to call or fold - read the paper and follow ...

Albert Wang (Entry #1)
awang2@san.rr.com (Albert Wang)

Learn where the edge is - then take it.

Gary Ilson (Entry #1)
groberti@worldnet.att.net (Gary Ilson)

Poker profit comes from people's mistakes. If you can't spot people
making mistakes, get out of the game, because you are already losing money.

Kieran (Entry #1)
kieran@esperi.demon.co.uk (Kieran)

Don't be a calling station!!

M Swartz (Entry #1)
mswartz993@aol.com (MSwartz993)

Start with only good cards. Poker is a race where you can choose the starting line.
Those that start ahead of the pack usually win.

Alan (Entry #1)
adankberg@hotmail.com (Alan)

If the big guy (>300 lbs) raises, then forget about it.

D. Taylor (Entry #1)
evgr@home.com (D. Taylor)

Poker is a five-letter word for a five-card game
get the best five cards or make the best five bets
or fold and learn more

CCPoker (Entry #1)
ccpoker@aol.com (CCpoker)

NEVER slowplay pocket Aces. ALWAYS raise before the flop.

Squeaky (Entry #2)
Squeaky@K9Offsuit.Early (Squeaky)

Seven stud motto: "live cards."
Chase only when your cards are in the deck.
Holdem: Start with "high cards,"
good blackjack hands. Fold when behind.

Nathaniel Silver (NS) (Entry #1)
mathelp@worldnet.att.net (Nathaniel Silver)

When playing hold'em,
Always raise with your big pairs
Never play short-stacked.

(Amended 8/24 by changing "bet" to "raise" with)

Stacy Friedman (Entry #1)
stacy_friedman@yahoo.com (Stacy Friedman)

In seven-card stud,
Raise with your high pair early;
Fold your twos through fives.

Stacy Friedman (Entry #2)
stacy_friedman@yahoo.com (Stacy Friedman)

Hold'em: raise with kings,
Toss your low unsuited trash,
Check-raise keeps them scared.

Stacy Friedman (Entry #3)
stacy_friedman@yahoo.com (Stacy Friedman)

Low-stakes seven-stud:
Play high pairs and trips faster,
Never, ever bluff.

Stacy Friedman (Entry #4)
stacy_friedman@yahoo.com (Stacy Friedman)

Observe and study the game for some time before sitting down
and trying your luck. And don't be afraid to ask questions.

Dan Doshan (Entry #2 )
dubberdan@webtv.net (Dan Doshan)

Only play while you are having fun. Avoid playing drunk, angry, depressed
or contrite. Start off small and work your way big. Don't chase, lead.

Chris K. (Entry #1)
akevlahn@IDT.NET (Kevlahan)

Home games with an ante and no rake reward entering pots.
Casino games with a rake and no ante punish entering pots. Play fewer hands.

Stuart (Entry #1)
sresnick@slip.net (Stuart)

Read a book

Ross Smith (Entry #1)
smithr@wfu.edu (Ross Smith)

You only want to play in games where everybody is talking, laughing,
and having a jolly old time, don't bother with the quite games.

Paul Sikorski - PKRPAULIE (Entry #2)
pkrpaulie@aol.com (PKRPAULIE)

Buy computer, Turbo Texas Hold'em, (practice), one good poker book, (read),
get internet, read rec.gambling.poker, post questions, read Ken's Poker Page, Dan's Poker Page.

Wayne D. Cowey (Entry #2)
wdcowey@diversicomm.com (wdcowey)

Seek out a mentor. Ask a respected, winning player to critique your play.

Squeaky (Entry #3)
Squeaky@K9Offsuit.Early (Squeaky)

When you flop a hand that's good;
Bet that sucker like you should.
Don't be timid, meek or shy;
You'll stack your winnings very high.

John Hartzell (Entry #1)
jhartz@jps.net (John Hartzell)

There's luck; lucky streaks, lucky numbers, lucky rabbit feet, and then there's
skill that comes from studying and experience. Your choice; gambler, or poker player?

greatbrit (Entry #1)
pwestley@jps.net (greatbrit)

Be either the tightest or second tightest player before the flop.
Try to put the other players on possible hands every hand.

Max Faulkner (Entry #1)
wenmax@aol.com (WenMax)

As a beginner, the best way to reduce your losses is to stop playing now.

Johnathan Laskey (Entry #1)
johnathan.laskey@virgin.net (Johnathan Laskey)

Read rec.gambling.poker until it makes sense. Then when you
consistently beat TTH, play 4-8 with only $100 until you've had 5 winning sessions.

A Poker Guy! (Entry #1)
kwon1@sierra.campus.mci.net (A Poker Guy!)

Never play cards that you can't play with confidence.
When your confidence is gone, you should be too.

A Poker Guy! (Entry #2)
kwon1@sierra.campus.mci.net (A Poker Guy!)

Short term results are due to luck. The short term is longer than
you think. An early winning streak doesn't mean you're playing well.

David Monaghan - DaveM (Entry #1)
xgg59@dial.pipex.com (David Monaghan)

Keep records.

David Monaghan - DaveM (Entry #2)
xgg59@dial.pipex.com (David Monaghan)

Always listen to advice no matter how insultingly offered.
Even if it's no good they're telling you how *they* play.

DaveM (#3)
xgg59@dial.pipex.com (David Monaghan)

Rule 1.
Never use your rent money to gamble.
Rule 2.
Never gamble with your poker money.

Drack (Entry #2)
starx@earthlink.net (Drack)

When you enter a game, observe the people, because the cards,
by and large, are the same; it's the people that change a game.

Drack (Entry #3)
starx@earthlink.net (Drack)

On third: High pairs, three flushes, three straights.
On fifth: Two pairs, four flushes, open-ended straights. Raise or fold with one pair.
Otherwise: Fold liberally.

JC (Entry #1)
jchae@worldnet.at.net (JC)

Read books, practice on computer, play only recommended starting hands,
play tight and disciplined, don't chase or bluff, establish maximum
session lose, and have fun.

Tom Overton (Entry #1)
Tomcat@dsa.unt.edu (Tom Overton)

If the number of hands you VOLUNTARILY play
is higher than the number of hands you fold
then you should fold more often.

Warren Sander (Entry #1)
sander@vmsbiz.enet.dec.com (Warren Sander)

Read, study poker books, subscribe to card player magazine, practice on pc
using good poker software. play tight, observe how the winning players play.

Bud (Entry #1)
bud8954@aol.com

Poker is too complicated a game to expect blinding glimpses
of wisdom to be found in twenty-five word pharisaisms.

Jim Geary (Entry #1)
jaygee@primenet.com (Jim Geary)

Seldom just call. If there is a good chance you have the best hand,
bet or raise; if you can't tell, you need more study.

Paul R. McMullin (Entry #1)
prm@march.jhuapl.edu (Paul R. McMullin)

READ, READ, READ, PLAY,PLAY, PLAY
Everything in life that you do as a job or to make money you train for. Same here.

Jbaass1 (Entry #1)
jbaass1@aol.com (Jbaass1)

Force the action or get out
Don't call

Ralebird (Entry #1)
ralebird@aol.com (Ralebird)

1. Read books and RGP
2. Think
3. Practice
4. Self-control
5. Game selection
6. Starting hands
7. Position
8. Sparingly bluff and slow-play
9. Read hands
10. Odds
11. Observe opponents
12. Record-keeping

Deming He (Entry #1)
demingh@innovativedesign.com (Deming He)

On the first round of betting, on average, fold 85% of your hands.
Thus, play only the best 15% of hands dealt to you.

Greg Raymer (FossilMan) (Entry #1)
graymer@gcwf.com

Read.
Observe.
Think.

Learn before playing and play the way you learned.
Be disciplined when you practice and practice your discipline.

Relax.
Have fun.
Win.

Chalet Vegas (Entry #2) (original not included - too many words)
chaletvegas@earthlink.net (Chalet Vegas)

When you go to the table with a good state of mind, you can be assured my
friend that the cards will be kind....

HARDWAY08 (Entry #2)
hardway08@aol.com (HARDWAY08)

"How much can I raise?", is a very effective means of representing strenght
coming from the lips of a novice.

Brandon (Entry #1)
bnd66@aol.com (BND66)

Play Aces and Faces. Play it strong if you make top pair or better.
If you're beat or have a doubt, get out.

Dan Schimmel (Entry #1)
Dan_Schimmel@Onesource.com (Dan Schimmel)

Make the most profitable decision at every decision point.

Tad Perry (Entry #2)
tvp@bigbird.rad.washington.edu (Tad Perry)

Outs: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   12  15
Need
Odds: 45  22  14  10  8   7   6   5   4   3    2

John Turmel (Entry #1)
bc726@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John Turmel)

After each session ask yourself.
What did I do right and what could I do different

Bud Frampton (Entry #1)
bud8954@aol.com (Bud Frampton)

Play to win

Harvey Klein (Entry #1)
hklein@gslabs.com (Harvey Klein)

Win

Harvey Klein (Entry #2)
hklein@gslabs.com (Harvey Klein)

(aka "Here fishy fishy"): Play at MY table!

Perry Friedman (Entry #1)
friedman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Perry Friedman)

(aka "Stroking the Ego"): Buy, read, and watch everything put out by Mike Caro. Twice.

Perry Friedman (Entry #2)
friedman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Perry Friedman)

(aka "Serious Wisdom"): It is better to have folded a winner than played a loser.
When in doubt, play tighter than you think you should.

Perry Friedman (Entry #3)
friedman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Perry Friedman)

If you are playing with a group of people for the first time, and after an hour
you can't figure out who the fish is, its you.

Nick (Entry #1)
nick250@aol.com (Nick250)

two high cards; pocket pair
your first, or so, year
bet, or raise, when there
otherwise fold, learn and adhere
experience rules, have no fear

CCpoker (Entry #1)
ccpoker@aol.com (CCpoker)

Learn all you can by live practice, and reading. Focus.
Put your heart and mind into it 100%. Build confidence.
Never give up.

Shelley (Entry #1)
jandscar@aol.com (J AND SCAR)

Look for players having fun and stop handing out
cash or chips to players or bystanders.

E.D.Martin (Entry #1)
edmt@bigfoot.com (Ernst-Dieter Martin)

Don't play where somebody takes money out of the pot.

E.D.Martin (Entry #2)
edmt@bigfoot.com (Ernst-Dieter Martin)

Get cheap lessons: watching is cheapest, training is cheap,
experience the most expensive (but sadly the most remembered lesson)

E.D.Martin (Entry #3)
edmt@bigfoot.com (Ernst-Dieter Martin)

If you can't fight, wear a big hat.

Rapunzel (Entry #1)
rapunzel@example.com (Rapunzel)

Learn the rules.
Be honest with yourself about your winnings, and
play for as little as possible until you win consistently.

Scott Nelson (Entry #1)
scott@helsbreth.org (Scott Nelson)

Never assume your opponents acted intelligently.
If you bet, they will call, so bet 'em if you got 'em
and don't if you don't.

Scott Nelson (Entry #2)
scott@helsbreth.org (Scott Nelson)

Give your money to a superior player and have him (her) do their playing for you.

Bob A (Entry #2)
boba928674@aol.com (BobA928674)

If you spend your life winning at poker day and night,
posterity will never forget you, because there will be
nothing for them to forget.

Postonly (Entry #1)
postonly@nospam.com

As a beginner, the money you don't lose is more important than the money
you win: fold early rather than late.

Raunzel (Entry #2)
rapunzel@example.com (Rapunzel)

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses
both itself and friend; and borrowing dulls the edge
of husbandry.
-- The Immortal Bard

Postonly (Entry #2)
postonly@nospam.com

Fix up your house. Write a book. Play with your kids.
Invent a better mousetrap. Etc. Then, when you still have spare time, play poker.

Postonly (Entry #3)
postonly@nospam.com

Turn all your cards up at the showdown and let the dealer determine the
winning hand. "Cards Speak."

Kevin Thomas (Entry #1)
thetooth@earth.execpc.com (Kevin Thomas)

Pick a table with many smiling faces fronted by large piles of chips.

Gary Carson (Entry #1)
gary_carson1111@my-dejanews.com

Learn the A B C D's of Poker:
A lways B elieve 'em C hase (D on't)
(Dump when bet into... forget gut shots and overcards)

Foolproof2 (Entry #1)
foolproof2@aol.com (Foolproof2)

Flop well :-)

Jeff Calkins (Entry #1)
calks@aol.com (Calks)

The fish hate to fold.
It takes discipline I'm told.
Their calls are your gold.

Tom Hayes (Entry #1)
hayest@math.uchicago.edu (Tom Hayes)

Good things happen in the long run, if you always make the best decision given
the information and circumstances at the present time (watch------learn).

HARDWAY08 (Entry #3)
hardway08@aol.com (HARDWAY08)

The player who wins the most pots usually loses the most money.
If you do not understand why this is so, study until you do.

Joe Long (Entry #1)
jlong@mti.net (Joe Long)

When playing Hold'em, fold any hand that is not a pair or both above a nine.
Fold if the flop does not improve your hand.

Er
IC (Entry #1)
eric.mallory@missioncritical.com (Eric)

Don't bluff, and forget about "Keeping them honest."
If you think they have you beat, they probably do.

Er
IC (Entry #2)
eric.mallory@missioncritical.com (Eric)

Have a skilled player teach you everything, starting with how to peek
at your cards so that others cannot see them.

Abdul Jalib (Entry #1)
AbdulJ@PosEV.com (Abdul Jalib)

Read "Theory of Poker", play, read the newsgroup rec.gambling.poker,
play, read poker magazines, play, read anything else you can find on poker, play...

Abdul Jalib (Entry #2)
AbdulJ@PosEV.com (Abdul Jalib)

If you want to be successful in business, surround yourself
with smarter people. If you want to be successful in poker, surround yourself with idiots.

Abdul Jalib (Entry #3)
AbdulJ@PosEV.com (Abdul Jalib)

Don't play past the flop for inside straights or with less than top
pair. Cut your variance so you can play longer with the same buyin.

Foldem (Entry #1)
secor@ix.netcom.com (foldem)

Don't play without a bankroll. Never call.

WenMax (Entry #1)
wenmax@aol.com (WenMax)

Never be afraid to fold your bad hands.
Never be afraid to bet your good hands.
Never be afraid to leave the table a loser.

Matthew Bjorge (Entry #1)
ferday@hotmail.com (Matthew Bjorge)

Don't be stupid. For the price of one bet, buy a book and read it.

TCzako (Entry #1)
tczako@aol.com (TCzako)

Play only in games where you don't have to post to come in.
Fold every hand except AA.
Quit when the big blind reaches you.

Stephen H. Landrum (Entry #1)
slandrum@pacbell.net (Stephen H. Landrum)

Any two cards can win...and they're probably being held by someone else.

Tim McNerney (Entry #1)
mumbly@netcom.com (Tim McNerney)

You don't have to be in a hand to learn from your opponents.

Tim McNerney (Entry #2)
mumbly@netcom.com (Tim McNerney)

Buy a fixed amount of chips.
Don't buy anymore.
Never fold, always raise or call.
Quit when you double your buy in, or go broke.

Scott Nelson (Entry #1)
scott@helsbreth.org (Scott Nelson)

Cheap poker school: sit in a game and fold every hand. Observe.
Study the game, its rhythms and players. Mentally play your cards.
Tuition: blinds, collections.

Michael Lawler (Entry #1)
mplawler@earthlink.net (Michael Lawler)

Stand and watch first. You'll feel like grabbing
that vacant seat *now*, but don't - just observe.
It's time well spent - and it teaches discipline.

Greg Cantori (Entry #1)
greg@mpx.com.au (Greg Cantori)

Find a 7 stud game with no ante and winner bring-in.
Fold everything except rolled-up trips.
Take full advantage of comps.

Stephen H. Landrum (Entry #2)
slandrum@pacbell.net (Stephen H. Landrum)

Don't tell your significant other how much you've won, they'll want half.
Don't tell how much you lost, they'll want to spend an equal amount.

Stephen H. Landrum (Entry #3)
slandrum@pacbell.net (Stephen H. Landrum)

Only play good cards; fold garbage. Don't worry about other players, just
play your hand. Don't be afraid to raise instead of calling.

Ed Baker (Entry #1)
ed@kronos.com (Ed Baker)

When your right is blind
you can only see the flop
if your hand has eyes.

Sheldon Jolson (Entry #1)
sbjx@panix.com (Sheldon Jolson)

Study the game by reading books recommended by experts.
Practice a lot on do. computer program.
Realize: you must play against weaker opponents to win.

Asbjørn Christensen (Entry #1)
itd@vip.cybercity.dk (Asbjørn Christensen)

Start with at least suited eight, unsuited ten, or medium pair.
On flop, stay with top pair or better, open straight, or four card flush.

Ken Churilla (Entry #2)
ken@elsop.com (Ken Churilla)

"Play for more than you can afford to lose."
"It's better to be lucky than good."
"The more I practice, the luckier I get."

Charles Haynes (Entry #1)
haynes@best.com (Charles Haynes)

Study good books.
Practice often, for low stakes, but play seriously.
Keep sessions short and focused.
Analyze each session afterwards.
Seek Kaizen (continuous incremental improvement).

Bob Dainauski (Entry #1)
robertd@fast.net (Bob Dainauski)

Don't play trash hands.
If you think you're ahead, be aggressive.
If you think you're behind, don't chase (unless the pot is already huge).

Bob Dainauski (Entry #2)
robertd@fast.net (Bob Dainauski)

There once was a man from Nantucket
Overreluctant to muck it
Al-ways drawing thin
Then buying back in
'Til his weekly nut kicked the bucket.

Bob Dainauski (Entry #3)
robertd@fast.net (Bob Dainauski)

What's the bet size vs the pot size? Compare to your chances of having (or
improving to) the best hand. Might betting make everyone fold?

Stuart (Entry #2)
sresnick@slip.net (Stuart)

                           ALWAYS LOOK AT
              
              THE                     FLOP

BUT
                        DON'T LET ANYONE KNOW 


IT


USE 
                      YOURMIRROREDGLASSES


BURMA  SHAVE

raydon (Entry #2)
ry3666@aol.com (Ry3666)

Knowledge is power. Research is critical. Play your game. After a bad
beat don't go on tilt. Don't let someone change your game.

David Grant (Entry #1)
Davemeister@webtv.net (David Grant)

Tell your wife the square root of your wins and the cube root of your losses.

Rapunzel (Entry #3)
rapunzel@example.com (Rapunzel)

Poker is an ongoing game It begins with the first hand you're dealt
and ends when you cash in your chips. Enjoy life.

David Grant (Entry #2)
Davemeister@webtv.net (David Grant)

Be patient, be disciplined, wait for good starting hands, be aggressive when
best, lead rather than chase, fold when beat, control emotions on bad beats.

Bob Bell (Entry #1)
bob.bell@xtra.co.nz (Bob Bell)

It is not how much you win, it is how much you don't lose. Remember two words,
"I fold." Learn them, live them, love them.

Mark (Entry #1)
aamarkhays@aol.com (AaMarkHays)

Play within your bankroll. Be honest with yourself. Remember, and learn from your mistakes. Read Bronson's Supersystem, and Caro's Winning Poker. Act Confident!

John Carr (Entry #1)
jandscar@aol.com (J AND SCAR)

Learn the difference between good cards and bad cards, and play them all correctly.
Eliminate your emotions, and don't play higher than your bankroll allows.

Shelley (Entry #1)
angelbbnv@aol.com (AngelBBNV)

Open with cards apt to win
(Playing o'ermuch is quite dim).
Should the flop miss,
Cards you must kiss
Goodbye. You're not married to them!

Joe Long (Entry #1)
jlong@mti. net (Joe Long)

Don't play Hi Chicago at a table with a Bos'n Mate and a Signalman
playing from a common bankroll when they both have large hands.

Gary Carson (Entry #2)
gary_carson@my-dejanews.com (Gary Carson)

Use observation, computer programs, books and game experience to
learn how to make poker decisions and focus on making good decisions
instead of winning pots.

Jim Rankin (Entry #1)
rankin@mail.access.digex.net (Jim Rankin)

Never put money in the pot unless you have made a reasoned decision
based on cards, opponents, odds, game situation and other available evidence.

Jim Rankin (Entry #2)
rankin@mail.access.digex.net (Jim Rankin)

Observe all actions and reactions of opponents, particularly when not
involved in a hand - put active players on possible hands and keep score of reads.

Jim Rankin (Entry #3)
rankin@mail.access.digex.net (Jim Rankin)

Pick one game at a time. Study books. Enter $12 to $25 tournaments to
gain experience and confidence. Then start at low limit tables.

David Clark (Entry #1)
Clark@pacbell.net (David Clark)

Starting cards must be nine or higher and the flop or 4th street
gives you high pair or a one card draw otherwise fold.

Status (Entry #1)
status@erols.com (Status)

Don't draw to a flush with AQ suited against a paired board in a no-limit tournament.

A Poker Guy! (Entry #3)
kwon1@sierra.campus.mci.net (A Poker Guy!)

Novices can't really follow most of the advice given.
But the contest premise is to assume they can.
So, good advice is to use magic.

(Entry #4)
postonly@nospam.com

Bright beginners (like you) quickly grasp possibilities, chase them, and lose.
Learn probabilities -- use them as reins on your ideas. And your emotions!

Bill McNeal (Entry #1)
74647.224@CompuServe.COM (Bill McNeal)

Sit to the left of the money in a game with a lot of laughter, and hope the
genie comes out of the fireplace at the end of year.

Paul Sikorski (Entry #3)
pkrpaulie@aol.com (PKRPAULIE)

Learn every word by Sklansky. Study Caro's book of tells. Deal thousands
of hands to get a feel. Don't steam, don't drink, or don't play.

Ralph Dubisch (Entry #1)
rdubisch@hotmail.com (Ralph Dubisch)

If you are a mad genius, follow your instincts. If you are not a mad genius, follow "America's Mad Genius".

Kent Bowlan (Entry #1)
kentbowl@swbell.net (Kent Bowlan)

Poker is 10% knowing how to play, 90% controlling your emotions and
ego to play properly consistently. Control the latter and you should be fine.

Brian Finegold (Entry #1)
btf@ix.netcom.com (Brian Finegold)

Learn the game.

Kent Bowlan (Entry #2)
kentbowl@swbell.net (Kent Bowlan)

Learn the game. Study people. Be observant. Relax at the table.
Don't be afraid to play the hand. Don't worry about mistakes. Correct your mistakes.

Kent Bowlan (Entry #3)
kentbowl@swbell.net (Kent Bowlan)

Simply put, everytime one of your opponents bets, calls, raises, etc., ask yourself WHY?

JEH1025 (Entry # 1)
jeh1025@aol.com (JEH1025)

Be patient, be disciplined, wait for good starting hands, watch position,
aggressive when best, get out when beat, study your opponents, no tilt allowed.

Bob Bell (Entry # 2)
bob.bell@xtra.co.nz (Bob Bell)

Save up 300 big bets. Wait for a good hand and then raise it.
When in doubt fold. Quit; when you feel it slipping away.

Ucmeb4u999 (Entry #1)
ucmeb4u999@aol.com (Ucmeb4u999)

Borrow Winner's HPFAP text.

Compose cogent essay reconstructing play of wryly ironic depiction on front cover.

Kowtow to graven images on back cover.

Return HPFAP.

Dan Radosevich (Entry # 1)
givepeace@chance.com (Dan Radosevich)

Know (rules and odds)
Watch (your opponents)
Learn (each opponent's habits and weaknesses)
Understand (what each opponent thinks of you)
Wait (for good opportunities)
Attack

Guy Berentsen (Entry #1)
grizz@yin.interaccess.com (Guy Berentsen)

Good players are easier to bluff than bad players. How easy are you to bluff?

JC (Entry #1)
jchae@worldnet.att.net (JC)

American Express, don't leave home with it.

greatbrit (Entry # 2)
pwestley@jps.net (greatbrit)

The cards come and go around,
everyone's hands wind up the same.
Fold the hands that aren't sound,
That's the way to win the game.

Sheldon Jolson (Entry #2)
sbjx@panix.com (Sheldon Jolson)

Make variance your friend.

Steve 'Crunch' Daniel (Entry # 1)
sdaniel@earthlink.net (Steve 'Crunch' Daniel)

Poker is like life, have the patience to learn to do the right thing at the right time.

Tatay R (Entry #1)
tatay_r@crane.navy.mil (Tatay R)

To lose less, play fewer hands.
To win more, play more hands.
To make the most money takes more than 25 words to describe.

Charles Haynes (Entry # 2)
haynes@best.com (Charles Haynes)

Decide your goal before you sit down.
As long are you are making progress towards it, stay seated.
If your discipline goes, get up.

Charles Haynes (Entry # 3)
haynes@best.com (Charles Haynes)

Start with Faces and Aces. Continue aggressively when you're sure you're
winning, else fold. Don't worry about losing or tossing winners. Play very few hands.

Doug Suffel (Entry #1)
dsuffel@algoma.com (Doug Suffel)

Updated: 11:00 PM PST 9/1/98
Checked for entries at 8:00 AM PST 9/2/98 in case of propogation delays. No posts found.