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
It is also advisable for a player to know that the chances of pairing a
It is also advisable for a player to know that the chances of pairing a hole card with a second upcard (provided no player holds a card of the same denomination as his upcard) are deduced by checking the number of upcards. Example: The game is seven-handed; a player sees seven upcards, none of which can pair up his hole card. The computation is as follows: The player's chances of being dealt a card to pair his hole card are 3 in 44, or 13% to 1 against pairing his hole card. And the chances of pairing either his hole card or his upcard, provided the upcards showing are not of the same denomination, are exactly 7 to 1 against. So if the pot holds eight or more times the amount it will cost you to put in and draw that second upcard, it is worth the gamble. If the pot has much less, it is not worth the risk.
One thing a player must not be afraid to do is to fold up. Sure, you like
One thing a player must not be afraid to do is to fold up. Sure, you like action; that is why you play Stud. But I still have to find the Stud player who enjoys losing money. And if you are afraid to fold up, and crave action when your hand doesn't merit your playing, you must eventually lose.