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
position at the table:
position at the table: The order of play in a hand. When the dealer is the last to act, the location of each player, The closer to the dealer, the more favorable a players position at the table. In Texas Hold’em, Omaha, etc., the player with the button has the most advantageous position. pot: The money in the center of the poker table that players are vying with each other to win.
raise:
raise: To add-on money to a previous bet by another player. To increase the wagering during the play of a poker hand. river: The final round of action in a poker hand. river card: The last card dealt or turned over in a poker hand. The fifth community card in Texas Hold’em is the river card. The seventh card dealt to a player in Seven-Card stud is the river card.