I totally agree, I try to play similarly without undue risk.It's never "safe" to go all in preflop. That doesn't mean it's not the best play sometimes. You can't know what cards will appear on the board. But you can read your own situation, and assess your opponents. Remember there's a big difference between raising AI and calling. In an MTT, most players will only call with a reasonably strong hand; in a cash game, most will call only with a very strong hand. If you're short-stacked in an MTT you'll likely get one or more calls anyway if you shove, but surely that's what you want in that situation? If stacks are pretty even, most of your opponents will be more cautious, although in the first 20 minutes of an MTT there are usually plenty of maniacs around. I don't recommend open raising AI in most circumstances: whatever your starting hand, there's little point in shoving and ending up just stealing the blinds, but shoving against a 3-4 BB raise and two or more callers is a much better risk.
Thanks You, i totally agree, nowIt's never "safe" to go all in preflop. That doesn't mean it's not the best play sometimes. You can't know what cards will appear on the board. But you can read your own situation, and assess your opponents. Remember there's a big difference between raising AI and calling. In an MTT, most players will only call with a reasonably strong hand; in a cash game, most will call only with a very strong hand. If you're short-stacked in an MTT you'll likely get one or more calls anyway if you shove, but surely that's what you want in that situation? If stacks are pretty even, most of your opponents will be more cautious, although in the first 20 minutes of an MTT there are usually plenty of maniacs around. I don't recommend open raising AI in most circumstances: whatever your starting hand, there's little point in shoving and ending up just stealing the blinds, but shoving against a 3-4 BB raise and two or more callers is a much better risk.