Hold Em.

When I was in college, I started playing Texas Hold Em' a little bit. I usually won the few times I played, or at least came in second. Sometimes I play here in my hometown and do pretty well.

I'm not outwardly great at it, and I don't really strategize. However, the most simple pieces of advice I can give to any starting player is this:

1. Don't fold on the flop if you posted blind.
2. You won't ever win without a few risks, and pushing the other players

So, let me expand on my previous post about risks, and the super cliche metaphor of going "all-in".

I think sometimes with girls (although, this theory has very rarely proved successful to me), you have to go all in. Even though you only see if what's in your hand (your pocket cards), and what everyone else can see, you have to go all in. You don't know what's in her hand. You don't know how her hand interacts with your hand, and everyone else's hand. But it's that chance that matters. Without the chance, you'll never beat her.

You have to push and push and push. Sometimes, she calls your bluff and you're bleeding chips. You're bleeding, and out of game if you can't come back with a bang.

Sometimes, if you expect to get anywhere, you continue to push and push and push until she folds, right into your arms.