[tripdad]

keep in mind the size of the blinds when playing pairs this way. early on when the blinds are small, it is often correct to simply fold small pairs in early and early middle position.

now, once the blinds are up there, you must battle for them, which means you should normally lower your raising standards.

the whole point of a tournament is to outlast your opponents. if you can do that by only winning one hand the whole tourney, that is what you should do. (i know this is impossible, but the theory is correct....in fact, i've actually won a small home tourney without ever having to show a hand except the last one)