Poker
is a game of money played with cards; it's not a game of
pots played with money. It's also a game of skill, not of
chance, and players who go at it solely by the seat of their
pants stand no more chance of winning at poker than they
do at roulette. Without a solid basis for making decisions
about whether to check, call, fold, raise, or re-raise,
you might just as well play the lottery. Winning poker players
understand and apply strategic concepts. Let's look at some:
