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 Final Show Down (best five cards): You have: A. 9. 8. 7. 6.. You announce, “An Ace-High Flush,” with glee. General George Washington says nothing as he turns over: 2. 2. 2. 9. 9., a Full House, which wins the pot of $48 in shinny gold coins.
The moral of the story:
The moral of the story: watch out for “table talk” while at the poker table. Never believe what opponents say, or trust how they act. Players often say one thing and really mean another. It’s all a part of playing poker. Even George Washington, the “man who can not tell a lie,” “The Father of Our Country,” even he may lie when playing poker.