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
First round of betting:
First round of betting: General George Washington is forced to start the betting at $1 in gold.Samuel Adams folds. Thomas Jefferson calls $1 in gold. Dr. Benjamin Franklin and Tom Payne both fold, mucking their cards in frustration. You’re feeling “lucky” having paired the highest board card. Therefore, you raise $5 dollars in gold.
General George Washington folds.
General George Washington folds. Thomas Jefferson showing the J. calls your bet. Online Hold'em Poker Stories with Winning Lessons You’re now playing head-up against Thomas Jefferson, the Father of the Declaration of Independence. There is $17 in gold coin in the pot.