"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
~Sun Tzu
In a recent Twitter message, professional poker player Daniel Negreanu shared with me that one of the secrets to his longevity in poker is self-awareness. Let's consider why this is so.
Every poker hand is a battle in the greater tournament or cash game war between us and our opponents.