I’ve recently begun to play a monthly game of Texas Hold ’Em with a group of neighbors in the Hudson Valley. These poker nights are all in good fun—but that didn’t stop me from cracking open a tome of playing tips from none other than Phil Hellmuth, the professional luminary who holds the all-time record for most World Series of Poker tournaments won at a mind-boggling 16. His cardinal rule? Exercising patience. It might sound obvious, but if you restrain yourself to playing the right hands, you exponentially increase your chances of walking away with a nice pot. The Ford…
