To get a big stack early on, you're going to have to get some cards, and unless those are really big cards, you're probably going to have to take a gamble. You can't necessarily fold QQ on an A high flop. These online tourney's are just too fast to play what would be a solid game in a live tourney. If you don't get any cards at all, the only way I know to even keep an average stack is to do things like call an MP/LP raiser in the BB (assuming the raise is 3xbb or less) no matter what your cards, and then bet virtually any flop. I've had some success doing this.

With a 1200 stack and 100/200 blinds, you're going to have to steal some of them, and you're probably going to have to push to do this. If you're lucky, you'll have a couple of moderate sized stacks to your left (2500 or so), that way they're not so desperate that they'll call you with any reasonable holding, and not so big that they can afford to call you with any reasonable holding. If I were you in LP I'd definately open push an unopened pot with any sc 87 or better, any two broadway, any pair, probably any A (depending on my read, maybe only A7 or better). I'd push a pot with one limper (assuming a medium stack) with two suited broadway, KQo, any pair 88 or better, A8 (maybe A9) or better, sometimes I'm pushing JTs. If there's a raiser, expect a call when you push, so tighten up to AJ+/88+/KQ.

Oh, and I minraise to 3x bb raise pairs QQ+ & AQs+ in LP in an unopened pot, probably make it 3x with one limper, and push with two or more limpers. I'm sure you know, but never fold these hands preflop, and very rarely post flop. I'd push QQ with one other person in the hand on an AKx board. This is a risky strategy, however you need to try to get some chips. Taking the blinds is great, but with hands as good as these, you want 1-2 callers, so long as they don't have KK or better (QQ if you have AQ and AK if you have AQ).

Will