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
Showdown
Showdown In Draw Poker the cards in the showdown speak for themselves. If a player calls a lower- or higher-ranking hand than he holds and this error is noticed before the pot has been collected, the error can be rectified. But if it is noticed after the pot has been collected, the error cannot be rectified. The same rule regarding the showdown holds true should all the players pass after the draw.
Misdeals
Misdeals Whenever a misdeal occurs, there must be a new shuffle and cut. The same dealer deals again, but should the dealer make two misdeals in a row, the deal passes to the player at his left. The following will determine if a misdeal has occurred or not: