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
Card progression:
Card progression: (Hidden Cards) (……Open Cards……) Ben: X X K. K. Q. Q. You: A. K. J. 10. 9. Q. Hidden Thought: Your opponent has Two Pair on board, Kings and Queens, and the real possibility of a Full House. You have an Ace-High Straight. You have a good hand, but not against a Full House, so you plan to bet heavy trying to “scare” Dr. Franklin out of the pot.
Fourth round of betting:
Fourth round of betting: Ben Franklin bets $5 gold. You call $5 gold and raise a big round shinny $20 gold piece. Dr. Franklin hesitates and calls $20 gold. There’s now $79 in shinny gold in the pot.