[woodguy]

I really like these two quotes and I think they are relevent.

"The typical tournament player should not ever turn down any situation with the smallest of edges. You could even argue that he should gamble in situations where he has slightly the worst of it. But that is not the way the vast majority of mediocre tournament players operate"

David Sklansky Tournament Poker For Advance Players p.25


"When I play (tournaments), I often feel as if I am in a race to get the chip lead at my table."

Barry Greenstein Ace on the River p.214


Gaining a large stack early also helps lessen your variance later in the tourney as with a big stack you can take the "bad beats" and still be alive.

Playing too tight and not pushing your edges in any tourney just gets you to the rail.

Regards,
Woodguy