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
If you raise with them, pre-flop
If you raise with them, pre-flop and then run into aggression from your opponents, post flop, you will have more information about the strength of your opponents' hands that can assist you in possibly making a good lay down.
Pocket Aces may be the best starting hand
Pocket Aces may be the best starting hand in Hold'em, but is also the most frustrating hand for many players.