MTT - Accumulating chips

Often in MTTs I find myself short stacked because I am playing super tight until the first break so that I don't get donked out. Is this what is causing me to be short stacked? Also what is another good way to accumulate chips?

Open shove with 84o of course!

Being more aggressive and loosening up in position to make strong plays...

Small Ball Poker- playing more hands to see more flops and take down small pots to make a bigger stack. This is advanced play and is used by pros so be careful....you'll lose faster if you don't know what your doing!

early on, play AA KK QQ JJ TT AK only besides your blinds
you'll probably have around 3-6K before break, then you can loosen up cuz all the donk players are done killing themselves

deton8whore said:

early on, play AA KK QQ JJ TT AK only besides your blinds
you'll probably have around 3-6K before break, then you can loosen up cuz all the donk players are done killing themselves

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I wish this happened every time I played.

unstoppable4 said:

Often in MTTs I find myself short stacked because I am playing super tight until the first break so that I don't get donked out. Is this what is causing me to be short stacked? Also what is another good way to accumulate chips?

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open your range a lot in late position, when you have over 30BB. Which means limping in position after other limpers...don't open limp....with hands like suited one gappers, and non-suited connectors. If you have deep stacks, call raises with these. Don't get too crazy though. When hands like these hit, you are more than likely doubling up from someone who can't dump there QQ+, TPTK hands.