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
Fifth round of betting:
Fifth round of betting: Thomas Jefferson bets $20 gold. Hidden Thought: Your opponent has Two Pair on the board, Queens over Jacks. You have the same cards, Pairs of Queens over Jacks, with an Ace. Should you bet this hand against a clever poker player, the likes of Thomas Jefferson? What should you do; bet, or call? You ponder for a while. Finally you decide to bet your hand, you believe your Ace, as a fifth card, will win the pot.
You call $20 gold and raise $20 gold.
You call $20 gold and raise $20 gold. Thomas Jefferson cautiously calls your bet. Final Show Down: You have: Q. Q. J. J. A.; Two Pair, Queens over Jacks, with an Ace-kicker.