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
As I backed away Bruce said, "I'm thinking of a card."
As I backed away Bruce said, "I'm thinking of a card." "Please don't change your mind. Just remember the same card you are now thinking of," I said. Next I had Caro select a card from the face-up deck. He selected the king of hearts. I took the king of hearts and placed it face down on the desk. I then placed an empty water glass on top of the face-down king of hearts and requested Caro to place his hand on top of the glass and hold it firmly. Caro did as I requested.
I again faced Bruce, the general manager, and said, "Please name
I again faced Bruce, the general manager, and said, "Please name the card you are thinking of." Without any hesitation Bruce replied, "I am thinking of the king of spades." Next I pointed to Brunson, Baldwin and Caro and said, "Gentlemen, do you believe it's possible for me to make that king of hearts now resting under the glass Caro is holding down change into the king of spades that Bruce is thinking of?"