[AaronBrown]

Of course, you know the tournaments you play in best, but I have never known this hyperconservative style to succeed. Generally the bad and some of the loose players wash out first, while the blind-stealers who avoid all contested pots, and refuse to risk their stack or try to eliminate anyone, survive. But as things get closer to the money, the survive-at-any-price players fall out for a variety of reasons.

If this style does get you in the money in the tournaments you play in, then I agree there is no reason to take chances. But I think most of us have to take some gambles to win, and it rarely makes sense to pass up a positive expected value gamble. When you do, you usually find yourself later forced to take a gamble at worse odds.