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
Dealer's Choice
Dealer's Choice This Poker variation is highly recommended for private or social Poker. Dealer's Choice is exactly what the name implies. When it is your turn to deal, you have the privilege of naming the Poker variant to be played, and it is often necessary to give a lesson in playing your version of the game. The dealer may select any game he knows how to play, and he is not limited to the common forms of Poker. He may select a game of his own invention or knowledge which can be easily explained to the other players without too much loss of time.
The Kitty
The Kitty In a private or social game in which the same players meet once a week to indulge in their favorite recreation, Poker playing, it is suggested that a special fund be established by majority agreement into which are placed chips or cash drawn from pots possessing an agreed minimum amount of chips or cash. This fund, called "the kitty," may be used to defray expenses of the Poker session such as refreshments, cards, chips, etc., or it may be turned over to the establishment in which the Poker playing takes place; or any chips or cash left in the kitty at the end of a given period may be divided equally among the players.