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 Hidden Thought: You improve your hand on the river from an Eight-High Straight to an Ace-High Flush. However, you still don’t know if your opponent General George Washington has a Full House. So, you wait to see if he bets.
Fifth round of betting:
Fifth round of betting: General George Washington bets $20 in gold. Hidden Thought: What should you do? Call, raise, or fold your hand? You think fast and before making your decision, you ask General Washington, “General, do you have me beat with a Full House?” Everyone knows George Washington “can not tell a lie!” He answers, “No, Sir.” So, you raise the General another $20 gold piece. He calmly calls your raise.