Hello, I’m Michael Fishman, a professional poker player. In this blog I want to share some of the tips and advice, based on my own experience. Hope this information will be useful for you and let you improve your gambling skills.

There are a number of myths that have grown up about the necessary ingredients for success at poker as well as in poker tournaments. A myth usually has a germ of truth to it, with a large degree of distortion. It sounds plausible, but a close examination will reveal that there is more falsehood than truth. The overall effect of these poker myths is to mislead people who are trying to improve their game. Here are my candidates for the four misleading myths that do the most damage to players' bankrolls—especiall y newbies:

The best players arc all super-aggressive.

This is simply not true. There are only a few successful players that are super-aggressive. These players are better performers at tournament play than money play, and also are better at big-bet poker than limit play. Three-time World Champion Stu Ungar, a poker stars pro is a good example of this.

A look at the guys who get the money year after year shows that being selectively aggressive works better than unrelenting pressure, if steady long-term results are the criterion. Look at such players as Chip Reese and Daniel Harrington to see what I mean.

Moreover, even when this hyper-aggressive style is made to work, it will surely not be harnessed by ordinary mortals like you or me. You need to be a real poker genius to know how to extricate yourself from the tough situations this style of play will continually place you. I'll guarantee you the ten most aggressive poker players in America are all busted! Don't be a wimp, but don't try to play in fast forward the whole session either.