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
Know the Mathematics of the Game.
Know the Mathematics of the Game. It's not difficult. You simply use some common arithmetic plus a little patience to guide your playing. You should remember, for instance, that in Poker the average hand becomes less valuable with the addition of more players. For example: A pair of jacks is worth holding in a two-handed game, but in a seven-handed game it is very weak. A Poker player will better his game immediately if he remembers this.
Next, a player must have some knowledge of the chances of bettering
Next, a player must have some knowledge of the chances of bettering certain hands. Study the Poker tables in this book. Don't try to memorize them; merely absorb the general implications. Some of the best Poker players just play a tight game, knowing little of specific probabilities but applying the general principles.