Re: My first B&M game (long)
The first few times you play live with strangers, the nerves will get you. The simplest solution is to prepare.
Make bet stacks next to your bigger stacks. Take a couple dozen chips and lay out a few SB piles and a couple of BB piles. That way, you're handling the chips as little as possible when it's your turn to act. Also, if you clearly state "bet", "raise", etc., every time you act people won't have to look at your hands to see what you're going to do (besides protecting you from accusations of string-raises and the like). They'll already be checking out the next bettor and the shakes matter less.
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