A code of conduct which would probably be good for anyone playing poker for a living:

1. Always try and make good decisions (at the poker table and in life in general).

Learn what a good decision is and do it. It will help you also in the long run.

2. Always show class at the poker table.

Some players may improve their game and put other's off by acting like a jerk. You get one life to live and creating a good atmosphere will make you a happier person on and away from the table. You don't need to make friends with everyone, but being a loudmouth is not good for the soul. Try and emulate the pros with class and not the know-it-alls.

3. Live a healthy lifestyle

It's tough on the road, but eating right, not drinking to excess and getting exercise will help your game. When you feel better, you will play better. Therer are many players who smoke, eat crap, drink too much and never exercise. Make a HUGE effort to get back into shape and eat only good food. It takes a LOT of effort because the bad, quick food is readily acessible and the drinks are on the house a lot of the time, but you got one body and when it's working at full efficiency in can only help your game.

4. Track your progress and study your game and the game in general

Do your homework. You need to examine your game, what hands you seem to do best with in certain positions, keep good notes on your opponents, play games you seem to do best in and avoid ones you don't, what times of day you do well or not, how you do under a number of coniditions, etc. If you are not doing your homework you are being lazy, plain and simple. Read the poker books and see what the great players think. Accountability is a big deal in poker and in life

5. Be Humble and willing to Listen to others

Many players play two tables, read e-mail, watch television, or talk on the telephone while playing online. Since there are so many distractions, some of your opponents may not be aware of all the action that is taking place. This is yet another reason to use less deception in your approach, since some of your opponents will not even see some of your plays so that you can gain some future value out of them.

One final point about play on the Internet. Since players move in and out of games a lot, can’t see your face, and are distracted by many other things, they tend to notice less that you are playing a tight game. In a live game, if you sit there a couple of hours without playing a hand, don’t expect a lot of action when you decide to bet or raise. On the Internet, you can play a straightforward tight game for a long time and still get good action when you bet since opponents either do not notice or have not had enough time to realize that you are such a tight player.

On the other hand, if you don’t play many hands face-to-face, your chances for pulling off a successful bluff are high, while on the Internet I doubt this gives you much of an advantage. A bluff on the Internet is usually only profitable on the merits of the play of the particular hand, not by table image.

So remember, table image is not as important online as in a live game. Play a more straightforward game with fewer bluffs and protect your hands against those opponents who try to win every pot by bluffing too much.

6. Take a step back every now and then

Take a few days off, go to the movies, concert, sporting event, go out with friends, etc. We can get so caught up playing poker that we don't do much else, that's no way to live.