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
An example of a fairly standard spot
An example of a fairly standard spot where most players miss value is when you raise something like A-10 from the button and the big blind calls. The flop comes Q-10-3. He checks and you bet. He calls and the turn is a 4. You both check. The river is a 5.
In this spot, if you were ahead on the flop,
In this spot, if you were ahead on the flop, you are almost certainly ahead on the river. Also, if your opponent did have a queen, he almost certainly would have bet the river, so you can be fairly certain that you have the best hand. Also, notice that your opponent will call with a fairly wide range of hands that you beat, such as any ten, some fives and middle pairs.