I completely agree with the other responses that talking to give information about your hand is wrong. Not only does that help your friend get out of a hand, but it also helps him better determine the strength of his own hand. If you have a method to let him know your two hole cards, that's more information for him and for your knowing his cards. Then you can use that information to narrow down the possibilities of your opponents cards, and receive more information about your odds of drawing to you hand, maybe he has two of your straight cards, or whatnot. One rule in poker is that you can