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 don't improve on the flop
If you don't improve on the flop you can get away from the hand, with only a small impact on your chip stack.
I do like to limp in with small pairs
I do like to limp in with small pairs in early position. This gives the impression that I may be slow playing a big pair and it also keeps the pot small. I will call a raise, provided I am getting good odds, in hopes of flopping a set.