[bobbycharles]

I cuss the bad beats as much as the next guy. It truly seems I only get knocked out when I get my chips in the middle with the lead and get sucked out on. But after reading this and a few other posts, I now realize, I need to ask the questions: Why am I often in the situation that I'm putting all of my chips in the middle - is it really necessary or am I too aggressive? Is my table image such that I'm getting more calls than I should? Am I not accumulating enough chips earlier in the tourney? etc etc.

Overall, I think more reflection is needed for ALL stages of the game, but the last hand is always the one you remember.