Tourneys
I preface this by saying I am not the greatest tourney player. However I have placed in most of the tourneys I have entered. I have only cracked the top ten twice. Once was in a satelite where I won an entry to a large contest, and the other was a freeroll. I do not enter tourneys all that often so maybe I am pretty good. heh.
I follow the basic rules. I am very tight in the first three levels. It sometimes gets me respect, and if I stay at the same table for a long time this can pay off. This is also my strategy in SNGs. It really is not worth risking much until you get to a place where the blinds count somewhat.
Be careful early on with going all in. I see alot of people do this. Sometimes that one guy who goes all in every time pisses you off. Just wait and trap him later.
In the later stages of the game you have to be more aggresive. If you just sit around you are going to be blinded out, or end up always being 1 blind away from elimination.
Do something to keep focused. One of the hardest thing about these tourneys is to stay focused for 2-3 hours it takes to win. At some point your going to drift and make mistakes. Take a small break or talk to someone or do something to keep yourself focused.
Have fun. These things are a crap shoot. You need to get lucky to win. Playing well improves your odds of getting lucky but you still need those matchups that you win.
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