Getting a band hand in poker is like having a bad break-up. A relationship with your cards becomes so important. Do I take a risk? Do I not bet? Should I call or check? It becomes a choice just like a romantic relationship.

The chips fall on the table and here is where your decision lays. As in a relationship, you are now dealt a hand in which choices need to make. Moving forward in a relationship could work, maybe not.

Your hand falters because of a river card you weren’t expecting. Same as in a relationship, an unexpected card in poker can ruin what you had planned for the whole hand. A break-up could result in the relationship. In poker, you may lose that hand or have no choice but to fold.

The break-up of a hand can be devastating, like a break-up of a relationship. A relationship you form with your hand and what you think you should do can result in disaster. If played wrong or if your cards turn bad, can produce that break-up you just don’t want.

Bluffing in poker is just like bluffing in a relationship. In poker, you are bluffing other players, in a relationship you maybe bluffing yourself or the other person. Is it possible to be bluffing too well to fool yourself? As in a relationship, poker can be a win or lose situation and perhaps a break-up.