To get ready for a first big poker tournament

To be able to participate in an international poker tournament is a thing but winning is another one. When stake and pressure are there so enormous, knowledge of the techniques of game is not anymore enough for you to win. Theories are often already established but a single base is to be remembered: resist as long as possible. Big international tournaments are played during several days, it is necessary to be thus ready mentally and physically to claim realizing the exploit. International tournaments are appointments where player has to be patient. It is necessary to know how to be the hunter which is waiting for its prey rather than the game which undergoes pursues. First actions are extremely important; they will be decisive for all the result of your tournament. You have to do your best there in order to not make errors on the first played hands.

It is necessary to be selective and not to hesitate to raise when your hand allows you. Do not forget that the table where you play at a beginning of a poker tournament will be the one where we shall spend a lot of time before shifting to another one. It will include the maximal number of players, what increases the height of "point". Explanation: an Ace in a table with five players will have a certain value, but it will not cost much in front of 4 committed players.
Winning the pot without showdown would be a proof of the quality of your play. The beginning of a tournament is very long and only few players will take mindless risks, so take advantage of it. Winning the first exchanges to evolve in good conditions is an obligation. Whatever is the size of game, you should not lose sight of this psychological factor. The advance taken in the beginning of a tournament gives serenity and self-confidence.