Poker 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
17th Century French Folk
17th Century French Folk Kings, Queens, Jacks (known as face cards or picture cards) and 10s are all valued at 10. Aces can count as 1 or 11 points, depending on which value advantages the holdem player. Cards from 2 through 9 are all valued at their face value.
The suits
The suits do not have any value in Blackjack. A hand’s value is the sum of the card values. It is assumed that the Ace always has the value that makes the best hand. A hand with an Ace can either be referred to as a ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ hand. In reference to a soft hand, one can always draw another card without fear of busting. For example, (Ace, 6) is a ‘soft’ 17. The hand (Ace, 6, 10), on the other hand, is a ‘hard’ 17 as the Ace must be counted as a 1 not to go over 21.