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Texas Hold’em Lessons December 18, 2008

Last night I had the pleasure of my first Texas Hold’em lesson from Mr. Volatility’s card caddy, Big Mike. Watch for Mr. Volatility and Big Mike to compete at this summers World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The wisdom gained from this lesson is this -and it can be applied to other areas of life as well as Poker. Don’t be afraid to bet large when dealt a good hand in the beginning of the game. You always want people to fold. People make a huge mistake by trying to keep people in the game to build the pot. When you are dealt 2 aces on the first down go big because the more people stay in the game the better your chances of losing to someone else’s hand. Who cares if you all you get are the antes YOU STILL WON MONEY! All those little wins add up. Don’t Try to build the pot under these circumstances. Many people try to fool people into betting up the pot. In reality this strategy is likely to fail as each card dealt lowers the value of your hand.

Lesson #2 – The worst hand is 7- 2 off suit. toss it- unless your Big Mike who sometimes makes sport of the other players by playing it to a win. But that’s why he’s Mr Volatility’s Card caddy.