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
Lack of heart (courage) is the reason so many otherwise good Poker
Lack of heart (courage) is the reason so many otherwise good Poker players are at a disadvantage once they start losing. Every time an opponent makes a big bet, their first reaction is one of fear. They check when they should raise, and drop out when they should bet, thus collecting small money on their winning hands and losing money on hands they should have won.
I know a number of Las Vegas gamblers who were formerly rated
I know a number of Las Vegas gamblers who were formerly rated among the thirty top Poker players in Las Vegas until they lost their courage, either through a reduced financial position, family responsibilities or a long losing streak. These men changed from top players to fair ones.