early stages against total idiots

[2Fast2Furious]

agree - this is auto-limp early on - fold to any raise except for maybe mini

[lotus776]

agreed, a style you might consider is incredibly tight for the first 5 or 6 rounds and gradually loosening up, releasing many hands and not risking a big portion of your stack

[lotus776]

also, seriously try playing in more expensive tournaments where there are less idiots. Seriously, you're gonna have more idiots in $5 rebuys than in $20 tourneys. just something to keep in mind

Could it be that you're simply part of the party?
K J isn't exactly a big hand in late middle position.
throw it out and wait for another situation.

A J in early position, early in a tournament, at a full table? I'd throw it out at most tables (raise at tighter tables), and throw it out at almost all tables in low buy in, early stage tournaments. Exception....when you're rushing.
Mike

[mlagoo]

sometimes the advice given in these threads makes me sad

[Rizen]

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also, seriously try playing in more expensive tournaments where there are less idiots. Seriously, you're gonna have more idiots in $5 rebuys than in $20 tourneys. just something to keep in mind

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This is some of the worst advice I hear people give. If you cannot beat a certain buy in level of poker that don't move up!! It's true your variance will be higher when the donk level is higher, but your ROI should be much higher at those lower levels. And face it, if you can't make money off bad poker players, you're truly kidding yourself if you expect to make money off good ones.

-Rizen