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1) If I'm short stacked early(say less than 1/2 starting chips) how should I be playing? ramjam any draw any chance I get and pushing pre w any pair all the time and same w AK and AQ? and how about having sc's in late w many limpers should I be raising about half my stack to try to make a huge pot w the intent of pushing a flop with almost any kind of a draw(either getting a big stack or knocked out)?

Don't panic. Half your stack early still means you have over 20BB in most situations.. fact of the matter is a lot of people here when they win come back from bad starts or when they're down to far less to win tournaments, have patience and wait for your hands