Make sure to think outside the box. It’s not enough to simply memorize how to play certain hands, it’s important to understand why the hand should be played that way. Poker is a beautiful game with so many variables, you can’t play it with a defined set of rules as you would in blackjack. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different strategies. Even if they fail, you will have learned something.

Daniel Negreanu, in Hold’em Wisdom for all Players