Wednesday 13 February 2008

Rule 14: Don't pick the best hands to play – pick your spots.

Look for the right combination of probability, weakness, hesitation (by opponents), body language, position, past tendencies, who is «short- stacked», and your hand's value in the overall scheme of things. Look for all of these things, and then play. This is called «picking your spots». Less skilled players simply «wait for a good hand». This is something quite different. The picking-your-spots approach considers ail things before making a play. It is the one used by successful top players.