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
BETTING VARIATION I
BETTING VARIATION I 1. Players do not ante, nor does the dealer edge. 2. A minimum amount and a maximum amount are specified before the start of the game. Example: A penny and two, 5 to 10, 5 cents to 25 cents, 50 cents to $1, 25 cents to $2, or any two specified amounts. A player may bet the minimum, the maximum, or any amount between limits at his turn.
BETTING VARIATION II
BETTING VARIATION II In this betting variation only two different amounts may legally be wagered—no amount between limits. Example: 10 cents and 20 cents means a player cannot bet 15 cents, which would be between limits. Other limits: 5 cents and 10 cents, 25 cents and 50 cents, $1 and $2. The maximum amount may be bet only on the following conditions: 1. If a player holds an open pair or better. 2. On the betting round prior to a player's being dealt his fifth or last card, and on the final betting round before the showdown.