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.
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Poker Stories with Winning Lessons
Texas Hold'em Poker Stories with Winning Lessons Grandpa looks at you, and quietly smiles, “I fold.” Grandpa turns over K. and J. and mucks his cards. He folded a hidden Spade Flush! Grandpa looks at the kids, Missy and Junior, “I could ‘tell’ your Dad had made a good hand, most likely a Flush. I postulated that his Flush would be higher than my Flush. I noted when the 2. fell, Dad sat up straight in his chair. He covered his mouth with his hand, almost as if to hide. Dad looked away when he made his bet. He did it in a very quiet non-aggressive manner. All of these actions are called ‘tells’ and they indicate a texas hold'em poker player with a strong hand. A player trying not to give his strong hand away. I learned this from years of watching stooges play poker. With the cards your Dad had on board, I decided he must have a Flush. I put your Dad on a specific hand, a King-Queen Club Flush, or an Ace-Queen Club Flush. And, as Missy knows too well, one shouldn’t “fall in love” with one’s own texas hold'em poker hand. So, when your Dad made his bet, combined with his ‘tells,’ I folded.”
Poker Stories with Winning Lessons
Online Hold'em Poker Stories with Winning Lessons Everyone at the table was impressed with Grandpa’s online hold'em poker skill and his ability to read Dad for “tells.” They all responded, “Thanks for the lesson on ‘tells,’ Grandpa.” And, that my friends is how loving close-knit families play the great American game of “kitchen” poker. “Please God, let me break even today. I could really use the money.” —Anonymous Chapter 3.