1-Above all do not endure if you don't have to 2-Most of your life hands will be less than desirable, don't bluff over a bad hand unless you have no recourse. 3- When you get upper hand, a very good hand (it happens more often than you think) and your opponent bluffs your best course of action is, see His/Her bluff & up the ante, some cases put everything on the table. It is worth it.
The Church or any Oppressing Entity (may it be your spouses, Bosses, Siblings, anybody) acts upon the assumption of your prior behavior that you will not resist. Learn to play poker and above all learn how to use a good Hand.
Violence cannot be the answer in a civilized world. Learn Poker, forget about playing a wretch or sheep as Christianity teaches. Even allah is better their god.