[diddle]

People who don't play in tournaments view of how pros see tournaments:

Lots of dead money, watch out for "land mines"

Pros in tournaments view of tournaments:

I'm not going to make dominated mistakes like amateurs will. However, my EV of profit in these smaller buy-in events is equal to the buyin at most.

The difference in skill between pros and good amateurs is not that huge. I have seen several well known pros cold calling and 3 betting with KQ against short stacks all in's several times. WHAT ARE YOU BEATING????? POCKET PAIR? NO. ACE-RAG? NO. STOP KQ MADNESS NOW.