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 are up against a rock
If you are up against a rock your best coarse of action is to smooth call, provided that you are both deep stacked and hope to flop a set.
If he raises most
If he raises most of his or your chips, you may consider folding. Ask yourself if he would risk so many chips with pocket Jacks or less.