Tournament 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
The first step in getting a grip on tilt
The first step in getting a grip on tilt is recognizing it. If you don't have the self awareness to know you're starting to tilt or are in full blown tilt, then you're not going to be able to quit and end it. The second step is setting up some kind of talking down process for yourself. Using something to the effect of reminding yourself that you are here to play your .A. game, and be the best poker player you can be. Talking to yourself and reminding yourself of this goal can help you take a step back and become a little more objective. Use any strategy that you can employ that will help take you out of your current emotional state. Some strategies you can use to pull yourself out of a tilting emotional state:
Remind yourself that your goal
Remind yourself that your goal is to play your .A. game. Have a chip or some kind of card holder that has a saying that can remind you to get into your best state of mind possible.