I used to be Superstitious of playing the first hand dealt to me and on many occasions folded it without looking at the cards, when someone noticed that i did this in every game I played they asked me why I did this? I was honest and said I didn't mind being eliminated first in a game, I just didn't want it to happen on the very first hand.
They all laughed but after I had told them this and I started to play my first hand especially when they were raising on my BB just to steal my Blind and sometimes even raising back at them, When they asked me why I wasn't folding it any more? I said because you lot know I'm superstitious about it, but I not bloody Stupid! If I was involved in the hand because I had to post a Blind they had better be raising with a strong hand or I would be fighting back.