[theblitz]

A few points:

1. Being the big stack is nowhere near as important as in Tournament play. You can't bully someone with your stack as they can always buy-in again. The only advanatage is a phsycological one - people think that if you have a big stack you must be a good player.

2. There is no point going all-in with a mediocre hand when short on chips. There is no such thing as a "do or die" situation in cash play.

3. Most people (me included) don't like to let their stack dwindle too much. I generally top-up when I get below 80% of the max buy-in. Pity to lose the chance for a big payoff when you get all-in.

4. You MUST be willing to put your stack at risk more often. That is the only way to make money.