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 was seated on the button
I was seated on the button and was dealt: K. J.. Four player ahead of me called a single $4 bet. I called the $4 bet. The Big Blind and the Small Blind, two very conservative players, both called. Seven players were contesting for the pot containing $28. The dealer turned over the flop: A. J. A.. The Small Blind checked. The Big Blind bet $4. Everyone in front of me folded. I called $4 and the Small Blind also called the $4 bet. The pot was now $40.
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons Hidden thought: Knowing the players in the Big and Small Blinds, I was certain that they held high Pairs or at least an Ace with a good kicker (being a King or a Queen).