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
68, and as the lower packet springs into the right
68, and as the lower packet springs into the right palm bring the upper packet back underneath. The right thumb takes no part in the shift, and a favorable feature of the operation is that it may be performed without the right hand appearing to be used at all. The right fingers may be held almost straight, and the palm well away from the deck, the hand being slightly closed as the lower packet springs up.
It can be made with practically no noise, and the action
It can be made with practically no noise, and the action is well covered. If desired this shift can be made with almost the whole deck exposed, by employing right second and third fingers only at end, and keeping first finger curled up a01301.gif FIG 68 on top. In this case the right thumb tip catches the end of the lower packet as it springs up.