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.
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Draw Poker—Blind Openers This variation of Draw Poker, commonly referred to as Open Blind, is being played in many commercial Poker clubs across the country from New York to California. The reason for its recent popularity in Poker clubs is that it speeds up the game of Draw Poker be it standard Draw Poker, or California Draw Poker with the Bug, or any other form of Draw Poker. And it earns more money for the house.
All the rules for the specific Draw Poker game being played prevail, except here the leader to the left of the dealer opens the pot for a stipulated amount before looking at his cards.