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
For the purpose of this discussion, a low-ranking hand will be
For the purpose of this discussion, a low-ranking hand will be considered to be any one of 123,420 comprised of seven high, eight high, nine high, and ten high hands. These four categories consist of all hands containing five different denominations that do not together make a straight, flush or straight flush, and in addition do not possess an ace, king, queen or jack.
Study the probability table that follows and you'll develop a feel for
Study the probability table that follows and you'll develop a feel for how often a passable hand is expected to appear in the first five dealt cards.