The operative word there being "stupid"...
Texas Hold 'Em is a parlor game, not poker...
Poker is exclusively limited to the following games, or I'm not playing:
Five card draw, "guts" to open...
Five card stud, first card down...
Seven card stud...
If pushed, I will accept five card stud, first and last card down, but I don't really like the game... and as soon as you start talkin' wild cards, I start talkin' deal me out...
A poker game is always five players minimum, never more than six...
When you stick to those games, with practice they become games of skill, not games of chance... if you can read your opponents, that's the key to the whole thing...
Testosterone does not factor in, EVER... drinking and drugs do not mix... poker requires a clear head, and a mind for numbers...
If you have both, though, it's pretty hard not to win... the only real suspense is how much...
Yes sir, in a younger day I supplemented my income at a poker table or two... I've always been real good with all kinds of card games...