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 Hidden Thought: You’re thrilled having hidden “Pocket Aces”, which are very good starting cards. Looking at your cards you’re trying to act nonchalant. First round betting: Player 5 bets $1, a forced bet. You call $1.
Hidden Thought: You thought about raising but didn’t want to
Hidden Thought: You thought about raising but didn’t want to scare the rest of the players out of the hand. You plan to bet or raise after the next card—as long as no one pairs their up card (also called the “door card.”) Players 1, 2, and 3 fold. Player 4 calls $1. Hidden Thought: Player 4 is an aggressive, below average player. You’re happy to see him in on the hand. He may not even have a pair. Player 5 calls $1.