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
Whatever the style Poker game you play, don't play against a single
Whatever the style Poker game you play, don't play against a single opponent unless you feel you have a better hand. Don't play against two, three or four opponents unless you believe there is a chance that you have the best hand. And with five or six opponents you should be pretty sure that you have at least a third-best hand going in and that, should you get lucky and improve your hand, you will win the pot.
Betting Courage Is a Must for Winning Poker
Betting Courage Is a Must for Winning Poker A winning Poker player, in addition to possessing the knowledge described earlier, must also possess betting courage. The knowledge part is what you can acquire by studying this book for whichever form of Poker you are playing. The factor of courage cannot be taught; but you can't become a winning Poker player without it. When you sit down at a money Poker game, you aren't there to have fun only. You're there to win. And to do just that, you must bet up your good hands to the limit and risk your money when you believe you're right.