bad run of cards in torney...what to do

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I believe the only way to handle bad cards is patience and observing the table. See if you notice anyone who doesnt have the balls to stick around sometimes. Try to get them in heads up while putting them on something that is not top pair after flop, then try and push them out. This however, is risky because you can quickly lose your stack this way if you dont do it right. Otherwise pray for good cards when it counts. Its all about patience in a tourney though. And I agree with others that its all about surviving early to mid and giving yourself an average stack for the late rounds. Its sort of like football, a lot of poker is a position game.