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Ditto on jtr's list. Numbers 1 & 3 are very likely suspects.

It is not really a "weird thing"....happens all the time.

I wouldn't say you need to play any tighter than you would otherwise play, but don't let your starting hand standards get any looser just because you have a big stack. Let all the circumstances, not just your stack size, determine when you loosen your starting hand requirements. On the other hand, if you played some questionable starting hands and hit some lucky draws to build your stack, you have to accept the fact that you will eventually start missing your draws.

If you play a marginal starting hand, you may find yourself in the terrible situation of hitting a marginal hand or a marginal draw, flinging chips all the while, constantly having to make difficult decisions in difficult situations, and slowly but surely leaking your chips away. I read another article that called this the "gray zone". AVOID IT! It is a state of indecision that results from holding a marginal hand in a difficult spot. The first step to avoid this state of affairs is to maintain strong starting hand requirements for the situation the tournament or game is currently in. Yes, you will give a few chips back by posting and calling blinds, but you will MAINTAIN CONTROL and avoid the big hit to your stack that can throw you off your game.

Finally, remember this, if other players are willing to take on your big stack, you have to give them some credit for a strong hand (unless they are on the verge of elimination), therefore, you have to ask yourself what they are likely holding to be willing to face off with you? Can you beat it, or are you chasing a weak draw that you don't want to fold?