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I stopped reading after this: "I don’t play STT’s with a higher buy-in than $50, but in the ones I do play, I am a consistent money finisher (well over 50%), and I almost never finish 3rd."
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I used to make this mistake as well. But, the thing you gotta remember is that as you progress, you must pay more and more attention to what your opponents are thinking about. I can think of no better way to learn about how my opponents think then by reading what they write.
edit: I just finished reading it, and for the most part the article is a decent start. But, there are a few flaws in the guys thinking.
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One quick note about all this: You always have to adjust to the way your opponents are playing. I can generally figure out pretty quickly which players are fearful of busting out on the bubble, and I focus my aggression against those players,
as well as any player who isn’t able to take more than about half my chips in one hand .
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This statement is incorrect. Short stacks are much more likely to gamble with you as they have much less to lose.
Also, he really doesn't seem to stress how important patience is when you have a stack. But, for the most part, this article was a pretty decent outline of sng strategy.