Tips how to stay calm
If you are going to play to casino you do not know, the first visit should be only familiarization meeting. You can play few games of Poker but mainly just for fun and with small capital. Focus on the environment, get the atmosphere of the club and for example meet some local people or players or even croupiers. Definitely you should read the rules of the casino. Usually you can ask staff to show you complete rules and conditions of the casino. Remember that every casino creates its own file so be careful and read it all.
If you gambling house already know and you are going to play to win something then just keep fair-play and do not make mistakes which can handicap you against other players. For example do not lift your cards highly but leave them lying on the table and just smoothly look under them, which cards you got. On the top of your cards it is reasonable to put some object. It is to anticipate mistaken taking your cards by dealer. You can use for example some souvenir or just simply coin.
Observe hot other players behave. If somebody evidently bid and try to be seen, most probably he bluffs. On the other side if he is silent and do not say anything when he bids, it is quite obvious that he has good cards. That is why you should be very sensitive for all kinds of this movements and things and you should try to do not make them as well.
It is good idea to do not drink any alcohol during the Poker game. If you have to drink or you really want to then drink only few. Otherwise the alcohol will rise to you head and it is your finish. If you know that you have troubles to stop drinking, give some limits yourself, for instance two glasses per night is good amount.