Main event "get chips early" logic skewed

[Sadat X]

How you should play on the first day of the WSOP all depends on the tendencies of your opponents.

I went in to day 1 planning to play a conservative strategy. At 50 hands per hour, you can still have $8700 or so left after the first 2 levels even if you fold every hand. So I was just going to play fairly tight and look for an opportunity to double-up.

After a few orbits at the table, however, I realized that I could pick up lots of small pots and build my stack because nearly everyone was playing weak-tight poker.

So I *adjusted* my strategy and started playing very aggressively. I had over $40,000 in chips going into level 7 and never made a bet larger than the pot.

NLHE tourneys are largely about adjustments and whether or not to go for a big stack early depends mostly on your opponents.