One skill worth waiting for

The one thing every poker book talks about is playing PREMO hands. I've read a few books, and a majority say that if you suck at poker and you're stuck playing at a 10 person table full of sharks, you have to play with PREMO hands.

AA, AK, AQ, AJ, KK, KQ,KJ,QQ,QJ,JJ AND NOTHING ELSE! If you had no idea how to play then yes, this would be a good way to learn since most of the time if you paired the board you'd be ahead by a lot.

But getting these cards aren't very common. Most people would go nuts waiting for hands like these. But if there's one thing poker has taught me, is that careful preparation makes all the difference. You have to wait for these premium hands. Its very possible you'll play all night and not catch any cards. But you'll be happy when you do get them.

It all pays off in the end, since you can wait it out, not risk your chips, and learn who your opponents are. You might say "but they'll know you play tight" And I'll, "say so what?" You win a few hands this way or even steal a few pots they'll start respecting you and realize you ain't a fish. And with respect, you can start stealing a lot of pots. And once they catch on with that, well hey you can start playing tight again and land a whopper. Even better would be that you have everyone at the table guessing your style of play, they really have no idea what you're doing. Soon enough you'll have all the chips.