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 Now, I was in my favorite place, on the button. Three players ahead of me called. I called with A. 9.. The two Blinds called the single bet. The flop came: 6. 2. 2.. The three players ahead of me checked. I bet $100 on position and the possibility of drawing a “nut” Flush in Diamonds. Everyone folded. I won a pot of $300 plus my final $100 bet. On the very next hand, I was in the Small Blind. Three players ahead of me called. I had A. 7. and called. The Big Blind also called. There were 5 players in the hand. The flop came: 10. 9. 9.. Everyone checked.
The turn brought: 10. 9. 9. 8..
The turn brought: 10. 9. 9. 8.. I bet $100 trying to buy the pot. Everyone folded. I won the pot. On the very next hand, I was in the Big Blind. Two players just in front of the button called. The Small Blind folded. I raised in the Big Blind holding: A. J.. The two other players called my raise.