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
Player's Turn of Play
Player's Turn of Play The leader (player to the dealer's left) has the first privilege of play. After examining his cards and determining that he holds a pair of jacks or a hand of higher rank, he must do one of two things: 1. He may open by putting a bet into the pot. 2. He may pass, which indicates that he does not desire to start the betting. Should he fail to hold a pair of jacks or a hand of a higher rank, he is compelled to pass.