[young nut]

Well...a lot of players like to take these gambles mid tournament, mainly because to make the top prize money you have to take a few gambles. It usually takes winning a few races to make it to the final table.

While these tournies are all about survival, they are also about building a nice stack. The larger the stack you have around bubble time, the more you can take gambles on races. And that is a good time to build your stack. I'm not suggesting you start pushing every pocket pair you have, I'm merely saying that to make the big money, you do have to take some risks.