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…) Player 1: X X A. K. Player 2: X X A. K. Player 3: X X A. K. Player 4: X X A. K. You: 10. 10. 2. 6. Hidden Thought: You drew the Six of Clubs, not a helpful card. You note none of the other players can have paired their Aces or their Kings.
Second round betting:
Second round betting: Player 1 bets $5. All of the players call. A total of $50 is in the pot. Card progression: (Hidden Cards) (……Open Cards……) Player 1: X X A. K. Q. Player 2: X X A. K. Q. Player 3: X X A. K. Q.Player 4: X X A. K. Q. You: 10. 10. 2.