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 get the darn Queen of Clubs, not much help. Your opponent drew the Queen of Hearts, apparently not much help for him either. You’re feeling more confident about winning this hand. Third round of betting: Player 5, the high hand, checks. You bet $5. Hidden Thought: You know Player 5 can be very aggressive when he thinks he has the best hand. His check most likely indicates he’s now on a draw, most likely for a Spade-Flush or maybe even an Ace- High Straight. Player 5 calls your $5 bet. There is now over $30 in the pot.
Card progression:
Card progression: (Hidden Cards) (………Open Cards………) Player 5: X X A. 3. Q. K. You: A. A. 2. 9. Q. 9. Poker Stories with Winning Lessons Fourth round betting: Player 5, high hand, checks. You bet $5. Player 5 calls your $5 bet.