Don't develop Bad Habits

One of the things I preach to people all the time is that you must play good fundamental poker. Please do not confuse that with ABC poker because that is not what I am saying at all. Fundamental poker simply means that you do not put yourself at a disadvantage any more than the scenario dictates. Protect your made hands and good draws and fold when you are beat. Those are very simple fundamental concepts but you would be surprised how many of us forget when we are running bad.

Having a bad run can ruin your fundamentals if you are not careful. We all want to win and make a profit. But when we begin to alter what we know to be true we also begin to lose our advantage. When things are not falling your way we need to cling to our fundamentals even more. So be in tune with the game and focused on the task at hand. If you do that you will recognize a bad run earlier which will save you chips and profit. Most importantly it will keep you from developing bad habits.