Poker as a "sport" is widely enjoyed by millions around world due to necessary level of quick thinking, skill and challenge of game. For those who don't understand, what makes it a game of skill is this, element of luck is in draw of cards, but skill is in how those cards are played. Too many times on televised tournaments you can see extremely bad hands winning because of how hands were handled in a case-by-case situation by player. Anyone can get lucky for a good run or even enough to win a tournament, but over time skill level of a player will reflect their number of victories and amount of winnings taken home.

What fundamentals does a poker player need to know before playing tournaments over Internet? Here are some tips:

Make sure you are ready. Practice playing over Internet as much as possible. This is what lets you gain years of playing experience in a matter of months. Many young players in their 20's are doing well against top players and this is one of big ways of how they get their knowledge so fast.

Dogs are quite amiable creatures. Much like our human counterparts, their speech is often amplified by their body movements and facial expressions. If you haven't done so yet, carefully study your dog's eyes. Watch his eyebrow motions. Often times, we don't hear them speaking because we're too busy not paying attention to their eye motions. When your dog is facing you and his eyes shift suddenly back and forth, he's telling you that he wants something. Whether it's, "...hey, Mom - let's play,", "...come follow me, I want to show you something," or "...I need to go pee;" well - that's up to individual animal himself.

Sometimes, dogs will look at you from corner of their eye, will loudly yawn and fall to ground. This is an obvious sign that they're bored and they want attention. Your attention.

Some dogs are rather bold with their sign language and will literally come up to you and place their paw on your leg, arm or hand. She'll either gently tap you or downright pounce on you. When she taps you - again - watch her eye movements. Are her eyes focused in one particular direction? Maybe door, empty water bowel or dog food bag? Or after she taps you, does she press side of her body against you? If she does, she wants to be stroked and loved. If she pounces on you with her paws, this is usually a sense of urgency. This usually means she wants to play rough or she needs to go outside and inspect premises.

One of my favorite communication signals from dogs is when they lie on their backs, usually with forearms bent at joints. This is common "white flag" signal. What does "white flag" signal mean? Well, when dogs play with other dogs, this is their way of saying to one another, "...okay, I give up - you win, you're leader..." But when they lie on their backs for you, it's even more telling. This means that they are submitting. You are master and they willingly acknoweldge this to you. In general, when dogs lie with their backs toward you, this means that they are quite content and totally comfortable in their surroundings.