Poker is Simple

Life, like poker is simple and vise versa, they explain each other maybe perfectly. Once understanding it(Life and poker like one), you can model it like an artist do clay. Yes, the correct word is an art. Most of the greatest player are considered artist in their field (ring games, tournaments, but in the most cases both). And playing poker for them is just simple, regardless the complicated situations, that they are in. They know that no matter how many knots are on the rope, knowing the basic machine machanism of tying, will provide them with an easy way of victory over the knots.
YouTube - White Hunter Black Heart (simplicity of art)
So what are the mechanism of poker?

"Success in persuading, therefore, depends upon two things: First, knowledge in general as to how the human
mind works; how it receives its knowledge; how it proceeds from facts and motives to conclusions; what its
ambitions, desires, and other feelings are; how these may be aroused and, finally, how they may provide the
motive power and induce favorable action. Second, knowledge as to how each individual human mind works;
what it's particular methods are in the obtaining of information, in reasoning upon that information, and
forming its conclusions; what its motives are and how these motives finally induce decision and action.

It is plain enough to any thoughtful mind that it is not safe to judge of other people's motives by their
conversation. "Language," said Talleyrand, "was invented for the purpose of concealing thought." Many
people conceal their real motives under a very alluring curtain of language. It seems to be the most natural
thing in the world for the thief and swindler to talk with the greatest apparent earnestness and sincerity and
honesty. Pious talk very frequently is the haze in which an avaricious and greedy soul hides itself. Bluff,
bluster, and boasting are the sops which the coward throws to his own vanity, while the quietest, sweetest, and
gentlest tones often sheath the fierce heart of the born fighter, as a velvet glove is said to clothe a hand of
steel."

Analyzing Character (1992), by Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb. You can find the whole book online. It's free.

The art of poker psychology, like any other art, needs years of dedication to master. And if you ever have been involved deep in some kind of art, you know what I'm talking about. Now go on, it's your turn. I've done my work, I've inspired you.

And don't worry about the fundamentals of poker, that is the easy part...

"When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money and the man with money leaves with experience." anonymous quote