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
Waving: Essentially the same gaff, except the cheat places one finger
Waving: Essentially the same gaff, except the cheat places one finger on one side of the card at the edge, two underneath, and applies pressure. This puts a bend or wave in the card's edge and the location (top, middle or bottom) supplies the needed information. Detection: Square the pack and examine edges. Nail marks, sanding and waving will stand out like a well-stacked blonde.
Daubing: A gaff similar to shading, except that the mark can be
Daubing: A gaff similar to shading, except that the mark can be applied during play. The cheat carries a small flat container of a waxy paste called daub. Pressing the tip of a finger on this and then on the card leaves a light smudge, usually a yellowish brown, which can be mistaken for a nicotine stain. Its location on the card back supplies the information.