tournament strategy when already in the $

[ldudeus 0]

I have been playin a lot of the $10 tourneys and $5 rebuys on Stars lately.I've been making the $ fairly consistenly but whenever i make the cutoff, even with a big chip stack, i tend to lose it all and finish like 20thive had a good amount of succes on PS, in both ring games and tourney but i was hoping that you guys could help me out with tournament strategy, later in the tournament.what i have noticed is that i get too aggresive with my big chipsstack, take too many risks, and eventually lose my $.However, even though i am aware of this...i still keep doing it!!!!!any advice out there?thx to all-leo

[Vade 0]

Just don't take being in the money as an excuse to play trash hands (except as blind steals)Be aggressive, push small stacks around, but don't get TOO loose

[angler 0]

I think you answered your own question, but if it helps, I tighten up a bit in this situation, watch for the retard and then bet at him/her when you know it's "their time" to raise. I have tried to be the bully with the big stack and it didn't work for me either, because it is out of my comfort zone. When you are in this position, it is a great time to work on deception, not bluffing, by that I mean, trying to get someone to bet into you when you have a hand by appearing weak or loose. Try and be patient, let the other guy lose focus.