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
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons Card progression: (Hidden Cards) (……Open Cards……) The Boss: X X X A. 3. 3. A. You: K. J. Q.! 2. 9. A. 10. Final round of betting (the river): The boss, showing Two Pair on board, bets $10.
What do you do?
What do you do? You can’t fold because you’ve been showing your cards to a fellow worker sitting next to you. He knows you have an Ace-High Straight. You believe if you call you’ll win the hand, and make your boss look foolish. If you fold you’ll be considered a “brown nose” by a fellow worker. Maybe your wife was right, maybe playing poker with “The Boss” is not such a great idea. What to do? What to do? Suddenly you have a great idea! You raise $100!