So you’ve scored a place in your first major tournament. You’ve got your plane ticket, the stake is taken care of and you have three intense days of poker to look forward to. Nervous? You should be. This is going to be gaming like you’ve never experienced and you need to make sure you’re ready! Obviously you know not to book a flight that arrives 10 minutes before the tournament starts, but how else can you make sure that you’re good to go when the first hand is dealt?

Some might remember when Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short did battle over a chess board.