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
Hidden Thought: You drew the magical Ten of Clubs, which
Hidden Thought: You drew the magical Ten of Clubs, which makes Three Tens (known as “Thirty Miles”) plus an intimidating three clubs showing. Your opponents all drew Queens, meaning no one can have paired their Aces, Kings, or Queens. Your Three Tens are looking very strong against everything but Jacks. Furthermore, it is going to be difficult for your opponents to make a Flush or a Straight. You’re becoming confident about winning this hand. You’re carefully “counting” and remembering all of the exposed cards.
Third round betting:
Third round betting: Player 1 bets $5. All players call. You’re pleased that everyone called. A total of $75 is in the pot. Card progression: (Hidden Cards) (……Open Cards……) Player 1: X X A. K. Q. J. Player 2: X X A. K. Q. J. Player 3: X X A. K. Q. J. Player 4: X X A. K. Q. J. You: 10. 10. 2. 6. 10. 8. Hidden Thought: You become very excited when all four Jacks become exposed. You now can analyze all the possible final hands in great detail. None of your opponents can have any pair higher than your Tens. No opponent can make a Flush. No opponent has a Straight-yet, for they would most likely have bet $25 if they had