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
Rothstein walked out that morning a $60,000 cash winner—money
Rothstein walked out that morning a $60,000 cash winner—money that he had exchanged for markers during the game. As Rothstein left the game, he was quoted by George McManus as saying that the winners would be paid within a couple of days.
However, a few days later, according to McManus, Rothstein had a
However, a few days later, according to McManus, Rothstein had a change of heart and refused to pay off. He insisted that the game was crooked and that McManus had brought three card cheats to the game to fleece him.