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
If the low hand is comprised of zero,
If the low hand is comprised of zero, one, two, three, four or five cards, the rank of low is determined by the total number of points of the cards held by the player. Example: a player holds five cards—four aces, and a two-spot—the low point count is 6. A player holds four cards—four aces—the low point count is 4. A player holds three cards, three aces, the low point count is 3; a player holds two cards, two aces, the low point count is 2; a player holds one card, one ace, the low point count is 1; a player holds no cards, the low point count is zero, which is the best possible low-count hand.
For the rules for announcing high or low or both on the showdown,
For the rules for announcing high or low or both on the showdown, see General Rules for Poker, pages 45-47. All the preparations before the start of the actual play are as described under General Rules for Poker, including rank of hands, betting limits, preparations before play, selecting the dealer and seating positions at the table, irregularities in cutting the cards, the shuffle, the cut and the ante.