Isn't the object in a game of poker to lay low if you have a good hand when the pot is small....and then act cocky when the pot is large to bluff the others into folding? If you check the site for the Celebrity Poker Showdown....
http://www.bravotv.com/Celebrity_Poker_Showdown/How_To/
there is a tutorial on the type of poker they played....damn confusing if you ask me...but then I'm not a poker player. It could be that he had never played that particular game of poker...there are lots of variations. I haven't seen it yet...a friend has taped it and is sending it to me...but I've been told he looked like he was having fun and he won money for his charity..which to me is actually the only thing that matters
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