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By folding often, I give other players the false impression that I'm a weak player - a player who can be easily bluffed. Trust me; I'm not a weak player.

I think the key to poker is being steady and giving yourself a chance to win every tournament.

Look, most players can't stand to be outplayed by an opponent's bluff. Quite honestly, though, it doesn't bother me that much.

What gets lost is that half of poker is reading people. When you're reading well and you're making counterintuitive plays, a strictly math player will get scared and start making fewer moves, and then the person is even easier to read.

My favorite poker game is No Limit Texas Hold 'Em.

Exercise clears my brain of the stresses of poker's ups and downs, and allows me to re-focus my mind on the next day.

There are two ways that lack of sleep affects my play: I'll play too many hands and I'll lose the ability to effectively read my opponents.

If you play professionally, you can expect to go broke at some point.

Everybody knows the World Series of Poker is the biggest stage in the world. This is where you make your name.

In 1987, I wrote a goal sheet. I didn't want to waste my life. I'd dropped out of college, and there was a lot of pressure from my parents. I decided, 'If you're going to do this, you're going to become the best in the world at this.'

I used to make it deep in poker tournaments without ever moving all-in because other players knew that when I raised it up, I had the goods.

We have hillbillies with third grade educations and 8th grade educations who have conquered the poker world. There is no telling why someone is great at reading other people. Some people just are.

By taking the lead on the flop, I can give myself opportunities to win more money when I am strong and pick up some uncontested pots when I'm not.

Sometimes when you look back, you think I wish I would have played this hand differently or that hand differently. But then you have to understand that you can't go back and to focus on the present. Whether or not you're applying the lessons you've learned from mistakes you've made in the past.

What you see on a lot of televised poker is highlight-reel poker. That's why I used to like 'Poker After Dark' so much. It used to catch us playing almost every single hand... It is more of a grind than people think.

One of my favorite poker shows on television is 'Poker After Dark.'

It used to be considered an art form to win a tournament without having to shove all your chips in the middle.

Ultra-aggressive players have a knack of making otherwise sound players commit huge stacks of chips with relatively weak hands, like A-Q.

Keeping my emotions in check translates to me playing a lot better.

On the road, I have all these celebrity superstars tell me how great I am and how much they like my style.