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
When you are in a pot and have drawn your third upcard, with one
When you are in a pot and have drawn your third upcard, with one more to go—should a player have you beaten with his upcards, and if the pot is not especially big, fold up. But should the pot be extra big and a merely reasonable amount be required of you to bet to receive that last card, and if you believe your chances of winning that hand are good should you draw a certain card (and the card is still alive), then by all means play.
If you do not hold a cinch hand and are in doubt about your holding
If you do not hold a cinch hand and are in doubt about your holding the winning hand, a check is the proper play. You must think about trying to save money on an uncertain hand, and by checking you won't play into a trap and give your opponent a chance to raise should he hold a cinch hand.