I grabbed a granola bar, and Ramos got me a soda with crushed ice. It was so sweet of him that I didn’t have the heart to tell him it might upset my stomach. Of course, with the food we’d eaten earlier, I was feeling lots better, so maybe I could handle a soda. It was also a relief to have Nick gone so Ramos and I could actually talk about how to use my mind-reading skills to play the game. “Our strategy is to play cautiously,” Ramos said. “I don’t want you to bluff, and only bet when you have the advantage. If your first two cards are higher than his, then stay in. Fold if he has the good cards. It’s as easy as that.” Ramos told me what a good beginning hand was, and what cards I’d have the best chance of winning with. “It’s different with just two players. You’re not going to get a lot of good cards, so you’ll probably be folding a lot. Don’t forget, if his cards are higher than yours, you should probably fold.
