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Jack Strauss Played Remarkable Mind Game

In poker games luck and combination of card is not of sole importance. A star player should have the confidence and an intelligent strategy to challenge his opponent. I have always seen how great players with fake hands pretend to turn the table and their rivals feel in the trap to think that his hand is weak compared to the other and give up. Such an amazing hand was played by Jack Strauss in the 1982 World Series of Poker.

Strauss was playing no-limit Texas Hold’em game and already had a 7 and a deuce from two different suits. Any ordinary player would think of folding at this stage. But Jack played the historical bluff still famous history. He called on successive bets giving a mind challenge to his opponent. Strauss felt pressurised when the bet amount rose to $5,000 but he still continued to fight back. The fourth card that Strauss received from the lot was again a deuce and paired other hole card. Strauss made a bigger bet of $18,000 and played the famous bluff. He gave a proposal to his opponent to hand him a $25 chip and see any one his cards. The opponent fell into the trap and pointed one of the cards. The card flipped by Strauss was a deuce again.

The opponent player made a mistake in guessing that the other card was a deuce also and folded in the situation. Strauss turned the table with this combination and got a renowned victory.