Well no doubt that poker is a game of luck and skill but there are tips and tricks or in short smart strategies by applying which your chances of winning the game become higher.The one thing common to all of them is to understand the basic fundamentals of the game and apply them over there.

There are some strategies which are being adopted by champion players and experts in the game of poker.There is something called fundamental theorem of poker according to which if a player plays a hand the way he would if he could see his opponent's cards he gains.

This is the basic of all poker games and a player need to understand this very well to make the chances of winning a game higher.
Then there is Gap concept which says that a player needs a better hand to play against his opponent who has already opened the betting than he would need to open himself.

Aggressive VS passive play:Aggressive play means betting and raising while passive play means checking and calling.The master players adopt the aggressive play method because of the bluff value of bets and also as it gives more opportunity for the opponent to make mistakes.

Hand reading and tells:It is a process in which a player needs to make a educated guess about the possible cards his opponent may have based on a series of actions in the pot.On the other hand tell is a detectable change in the opponent's behavior reacting to a particular move by any player that can give a clue about his hand.Educated guess is the best way to avoid making mistakes and force the opponent to make a wrong move.

Well they are among the best trade secrets being adopted by the famous players who keep winning every time by their smart moves.More than anything the application of smart strategies is what which matters.