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
A player must also realize that should he fold up his first two or
A player must also realize that should he fold up his first two or three cards, he will lose little or nothing, because rarely is the big betting under way at this part of the game. As a rule, a player holding a big pair back to back won't raise at that time for fear of causing the other players to fold up. And a player holding a weak hand doesn't raise, because he is trying to better his hand with the second upcard.
Should a player reraise before drawing his second upcard, he must
Should a player reraise before drawing his second upcard, he must first analyze the player who made the raise as well as the upcard he is holding. Is he a winner up to this time? If he is, the chances are better than even that he is bluffing; a big winning player frequently seems to go on a betting spree. Or is he a heavy loser? If he is, maybe he is trying to steal the pot or might be trying to change his streak of bad luck. If you hold a good hand at this time, it is advisable to play for that second upcard and not reraise.