No matter what kind of poker game you are playing in, there are certain things you have to know. I list them and comment on them below. They are listed in order from the simplest to the most complex. The more of them you are capable of, the greater your chances of winning. Therefore, obviously I start with "kid stuff" that any poker player worth his salt knows as a matter of second nature and I progress to factors that may not even occur to anyone but players of the highest rank:
1. The rank of the hands.
Don't scoff at this—75 percent of all poker players have difficulty remembering.
2. What constitutes a good hand, a fair hand, a bad hand.All these are relative values and vary in accordance with the