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
I nudged Steiner and said, "Eric, that's the first Poker game
I nudged Steiner and said, "Eric, that's the first Texas Hold'em Poker game invitation I've received in years." Steiner, turning on a big smile, said, "Scarne, how about you and me playing a joke on those two Frenchmen? We'll both sit in the game, you put your sleight of hand to work, and we'll take them to the cleaner's. We'll give them a good going over and at the end of the game we'll return their money and we'll all have a good laugh."
"Eric," I replied, "I don't believe Mr. X will like the idea of being
"Eric," I replied, "I don't believe Mr. X will like the idea of being made a fool of at the Online Hold'em Poker table even though he gets his money back. And there is always the chance that I'll be recognized by someone in the cardroom before we return the money to those two Frenchmen. If that happens we might have a lot of explaining to do to make them believe we were only playing a joke and not really cheating. But, if you really want to do it, I'll take the gamble of not being recognized and go along with your joke."