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I agree she didn't know what she was doing in a lot of ways. But her strategy was good. She played aggressively and tried to keep the action preflop and create big gambles. She also had courage and didn't play like a calling station or weak/tight. That is partly how she got as far as she did without being a skilled player. She got lucky, but it wasn't just luck.

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Yes, this is the thing about NLH tournament poker: If you know you are deficient in one or more areas of play, you can maximize your chances of success by playing to the strengths you do have. In Tiffany's case, as in the case of many inexperienced players, this means serious preflop aggression-- whatever it takes to put the pressure on your opponent to make them gamble with you, reducing their skill edges.

IMO Tiffany's real problem is that she wasn't camera-hot enough for the 2+2 crowd. If, for example, Erin Ness last year had made a similar run with similar play and suckouts, at least 2/3 of the "she sucks" posters would be the "who cares she's hot post pics" posters.