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
The more reckless you feel,
The more reckless you feel, the wiser it is to get away from the table at once. An excited player or a player plunging to recoup losses is a player at his worst. 13. You must expect to lose the pot unless you believe you have the best hand going in. 14. Most Draw Poker players would win instead of lose if they never tried to outdraw the opener. 15. Bet your big hands to the hilt and make every active player pay to see your hand.
16. Vary your playing strategy.
16. Vary your playing strategy. The player whose game is always the same becomes an easy mark for smart Poker players. 17. Try to keep a poker face. Don't complain when losing or show elation when winning. The emotional aftermath will prohibit clear thinking and proper evaluation of succeeding hands. 18. Try to sit with your back to the wall and try to avoid kibitzers who watch your hand. Many good hands are tipped off by onlookers who don't keep poker faces. 19. Trust no one at Poker; it is a game for blood. If you want to play a good game you must forget friendship and bet your hand for what it's worth. Top-money winners do. 20. When you play Poker, give the game all you've got, or get out. That is not only the best way to win at Poker; it's the only way you and the rest of the players can get any fun out of what ought to be fun.