THE FREE CARD (II)A da un free card (II)
Getting a Free Card If not giving a free card is that important, it should be clear how valuable it is to get a free card when you don’t have the best hand. That free card might turn a hand you would have folded into a winner or save you a bet on a hand with which you intended to call anyway. Of course, getting a free card against reasonably good players is not easy. One way is to put in a small raise on an early round in the...
The Free Card (I) Free Card (I)
David Sklansky talks about why is it important to have a free card and when it’s time to bet or time to think about check. All so you can have your Ace in the hole. A free card is exactly that. It is a card that does not cost a bet to receive. While players might get a free card (or cards) in draw poker if a hand is checked around before the draw, concepts about the free card apply primarily to stud and hold ‘em games where...