Rule 21: Make correct decisions (Part II).

As noted above, it is by making correct decisions that you beat the game.
Here's an example. Let's say you make a straight, and then a possible flush
appears on the last card (either on the board or in an opponent's up-cards).
An opponent who you know only bets when he has a good hand suddenly
lights up with joy at this turn of events. He fires in a bet, and you fold. Now
let's say this happens again. And again. And again. In fact, let's say it
happens six or seven times in a row, and you fold each time. You are
beating the game by doing this – even though you're losing. Why? Because
you are making correct decisions. A series of correct decisions, carried on
long enough. will eventually В«turn the tideВ» in your favor.
All you can ever do in poker is make correct decisions, moment by
moment, in each specific situation you find yourself in.