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
In practice, I've noticed that most players
In practice, I've noticed that most players rarely weigh the pros and cons carefully but simply straddle to increase the size of the pot. A player who straddles or restraddles when others are only calling at their turn of play is surely not theoretically justified. If he continues to play under these conditions, it's a sure bet he'll not be a winner over the long run.
Note: To improve your Blind and Straddle game to expert level I
Note: To improve your Blind and Straddle game to expert level I suggest you study the tips, hints, subterfuges, bits of strategy and warnings described under General Strategy, Chapter 4, and Draw Online Hold'em Poker Strategy in Chapter 5.