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
85. Then slide the deck back to its first position.
85. Then slide the deck back to its first position. This sleight may be made in an instant and a01511.gif FIG 85 the action is fully covered. Third Method.Hold the deck in left hand, resting on its side across the third joints of the four fingers, tip of thumb on top side, face to the company.
Cover face with the right hand held quite flatly tilt
Cover face with the right hand held quite flatly tilt top side of deck slightly toward right hand drop left thumb to the back, and push up the top card. As it comes above the side bring the right hand up and back over the left thumb, catching the up-coming card against the side of the hand and palming it as it is carried over, the left thumb aiding the palming by pressing the card home. The left thumb then instantly retakes its position on the top side of the deck.