Life Lessons I Learned From Playing Poker (and only after drinking a bottle of wine)

10) Very rarely is something worth putting everything on the line, but when it pays off, it really pays off. And you have to know the right moment to do so.
9) No matter how much you think you know about other people, you don't.
8) Often times more than not, it's worth sacrificing a small amount pain to find out a lot of information.
7) When you take a bad beat, don't complain. Somewhere, someone has it a lot worse than you do.
6) Sometimes you may find that you play better under the influence, but if you happen to be lucky enough to get away with it, you will quickly discover that it was just that -- luck.
5) There is definitely such a thing as a streak. Winning and losing. And while all good things come to an end, so do all bad things.
4) You can't win if you don't play.
3) If you don't have faith in yourself, you won't succeed.
2) While there is a huge difference between luck and skill, there isn't that much difference between skill and effort.
1) *direct quote from Rounders* "If you can't spot the sucker at your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.