"Getting your $$ in w/ best of it"

[beekeeper]

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Getting your money in with the best of it (or when you have the odds to call) is extremely important in tournament play. Many people overemphasize survival in tournaments, and this is a commonly exploited weakness.

"And if you knowingly pass up a 60:40 opportunity, you're not a top player." -- Greg Raymer


Maniacs don't only offer coin-flips. Maniacs give you the chance to get your money in as a 3:1 favorite or better. Even though you risk busting out by playing some big pots with maniacs early on, it is much easier to get the chips from them directly than to wrest them away from a good player later.

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This is pretty persuasive. It seems contrary to the notion that in a tournament you want to play tight early on and try to keep building your chip stack. But when you say "most people overemphasize survival" you're describing my play of late. Thanks; I'll be thinking about this point for a while.