Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
The usual plan is to mark the standard decks by hand.
The usual plan is to mark the standard decks by hand. For the benefit of the unenlightened or curious reader we shall describe the process. It is not at all difficult, and a deck can be doctored in an hour or so. Nearly all standard cards are red or blue Marking inks absolutely indistinguishable from the printer's ink can be obtained from any of the dealers.
Cards of intricate design are best adapted for the
Cards of intricate design are best adapted for the purpose. Each card is marked at both ends, so as to be read in any position. The peculiarity of the figures or design across the end is first closely considered, and twelve fairly distinct points, or dots or dashes, are noted and located.