If your natural approach to poker is to keep your cards close and your risks low, don’t be afraid to make a virtue of that approach - it can be the key to ruling the home poker roost. Bruno Politano has won in excess of $1.2 million over a distinguished career - an expert in making the most of your inherent strengths during gameplay. “Play tight!” he says, “Choose your plays deliberately, and take fewer risks - you can then use your tight image when you go for a big bluff.”

Indeed, if you deliberately foster your image as a focused, single-minded home poker player, it can really work to your advantage when needed. The last thing your competitors will suspect would be a bold, daring move - one atypical to your every game behaviours. This approach can work in many different ways; ”Let people try their bluffs on you,” suggests Bruno, “Check and call a lot and make traps whenever possible.”

As well as taking a self-aware approach to poker, Bruno believes the best way for the Rock to raise their game is to dedicate themselves to study, play and improve their game; “The more knowledge you acquire, the less you will depend on luck and variance.”