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Putting it all together: one hand, start to finish

Before the deal:   COUNT THE SEATS → set the DIAL (4 / 8 / 12)
                   sets hand range, set-mine multiple, bluff cap
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                       v
Cards arrive:      ♣  Which zone am I in?  →  sets the bar for...
                   ♠S Is this hand on the chart, for this seat?  → no: fold
                        │
                        ├─ small pair? → ♠E  fifteen-times check → fails: fold
                        ↓
Flop lands:        SCAN: paired? suited? laddered? → name the nuts
                   ♠P  Say the sentence: "I have ___"  → can't: fold
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                        ├─ real hand or draw → ♠D  "Who pays me?" → bet or check
                        │
                        └─ bluff idea → ♥ all five locks → bet or check
                        ↓
Facing a bet:      ♠A  Chance vs. price (20 / 25 / 33)  → chance loses: fold
                        ↓
All the while:     ♣U  Same bet size everywhere. One wildcard per orbit.
                   ♦   Rake known. Bankroll twenty deep. Calm.

Spade for your cards. Heart for your bluffs. Club for your seat. Diamond for your money — and the dial that tunes all four is simply how many people are sitting down. When you're frozen at the table and can't remember a rule, count the seats, then remember the suit; the letters will walk you the rest of the way.