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
Cold Caller. Said of a player who has no money invested in the pot except a
Cold Caller. Said of a player who has no money invested in the pot except a possible ante, who then calls a raise and a reraise.
Cold Deck. A deck of cards which has secretly been arranged by a Poker cheat in
Cold Deck. A deck of cards which has secretly been arranged by a Poker cheat in a number of strong Poker hands for the purpose of switching later for the deck in play and taking the opposition to the cleaner's. Also called "cooler." The latest term for a cold deck among professional cheats is "package."