If you're about average in chips, then you want to make sure and let other players take each other out while you wait for solid situations to chip up.
Hmmm I disagree with this...
You want to play according to the blinds and antes... If you have a decent size chip stack and the blinds are high.
Last thing you want is to sit back and wait for people to knock each other out. It really depends are you after the win? or after a few easy places to get busted out.
You play aggressive when everyone else is scared like Missjacki, find out your players. tight etc. Position is key and knowing when to steal blinds will make it a lot easier for you.
Stealing blinds at the final table successfully will really help your game. Table image from earlier in the tourney does help as well and moving up a gear.
Last thing as well I want to add... The prize money is a lot more for the top places, so generally you want to aim for that and not fear for being knocked out because somedays it won't matter how good or bad you will get knocked ut. But those days when its ur day you need to take full advantage.
Best of luck at the tables
and don't sit and wait around or you'll lose to the blinds and antes and fall short and place 6th... where you could fall out 8th or 9th most times but when you hit 1st... You'll make much more with the 1st than a couple of 4-6th spots
Tourney I won not long ago was 1500 1st 800 2nd 300 3rd... If I came 6th it was like 50 or something. So even if I placed 5-7th 10 times in a row it wouldn't equate to the 1st or 2nd place
So bust out early 10 times and 11th time you win ... you will make much more still