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
I drove to the casino
I drove to the casino there was a lot of traffic. The three large parking lot were full. The poker room was mobbed. There were about a hundred poker players waiting for the tournament to start and 8 table games going full tilt. I spotted my poker teacher Joe. He was waiting to play in a ring game. He smiled when he saw me. He put his arm on my shoulder and wished me “good luck.” He said I played well enough to win, all I needed was patience, some good cards, and selective aggressive play.
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons I found my seat, the 10 seat at table 13. I put on my dark glasses, my lucky blue hat, and placed a note pad on my lap to write down my hands. The dealer passed out to each player a $1,000 in tournament chips. I carefully counted and stacked my chips. I was excited and ready to play in my first big tournament.