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i was wondering how to play after reaching the money and being kind of short stacked or little below average in tournament chips
 
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Once you're ITM you really don't have much to worry about at that point. Just continue playing the normal Short stack play, waiting for a good hand to move all in on. If you double up great, you have more of a shot of reaching the FT. If you bust, just be happy you cashed, knowing that there will be always be another tourney where you can reach the final nine.
 
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Question I would ask; Are you playing to limp into the money, or are you playing to win? Top spots at the final table are where the money is & if it's important to you to just cash, you probably not practicing good BRM. The time around the money bubble can be a very good opportunity to get in position to go deep in the tourney, worrying about just making the money is usually ev-.
 
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i think it all depends on your stack. generally u wanna be going ALWAYS for 1st place. all the guys that are chip leaders in tourneys have taken their risk already,now its time to take yours. when u shove all in with an average stack and get called by usually 1 guy,there is a 50/50% chance that u will win .one of the two wins. if thats u, your already closer to winning the tourney .if you lose,then SO BE IT. never be afraid to go all in if you have a monster hand or monster draw on the flop. noone ever won a tourney without risking their tourney life at some point.
 
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All depends on stack size however if you are playing to win, you should be stealing pots against weaker opponents and obviously waiting for good hands to move all in with!! Kenzie made a good point about the bubble being a good chance to add to you chip stack, as all your opponents particularly the mid-size stack opponents will folding to the money, you should take advantage when they show weakness. Its not about what you have, its more about what your opponenet has IMO.
 
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You can tighten up if you so please once u hit the money. Pick your spots wisely and make deep runs. This is the key to poker
 
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Question I would ask; Are you playing to limp into the money, or are you playing to win? Top spots at the final table are where the money is & if it's important to you to just cash, you probably not practicing good BRM. The time around the money bubble can be a very good opportunity to get in position to go deep in the tourney, worrying about just making the money is usually ev-.
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I'm playing to win and not just cash, if i see a spot to shove i will :D
 
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like everyone else said it depends on your stack but i try to adjust my game in three phases, first make the money, second advance to the FT or as far up the money as i can and then win the game each phase i take more risk like a pro said once you have to be willing to lose to win
 
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Depends... you have to pay attention to bubble play.. Sometimes at your table everyone is supper aggressive and have the same thought of trying to steal blinds. Then sometimes they are super tight and you can steal blinds. Also you have to watch chip stacks. when there is a change in someones chip stack their play could greatly change. even after the bubble... always pay attention..
 
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i was wondering how to play after reaching the money and being kind of short stacked or little below average in tournament chips
'Avg.' or below average isn't really an indicator for much of anything (in other words, it doesn't dictate how we're going to adjust our play). More importantly we want to be thinking about 'our stack size & how it relates to the size of the blinds & the size of the other stacks on the table (< paying attention to stacks still left to act when we enter a pot with a raise.. etc. etc. etc.).... etc. etc. etc.

Also, once the tourney gets in the money you'll find it really opens up with lots of players playing very loosely (although not always) so be sure to adjust.

I feel like I'm trying to answer a question that honestly is very vague and I could prob sit here & write a gazillion pages.
 
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I open up my range alot and i go after the biggest stack try to chip up early after your ITM
 
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In my experiences, at bubble burst time, the play will be very similar to what it was like at the beginning of the tourney. People thrilled to be ITM will loosen up. You can just about bet that if you did nothing for 2 orbits you would be another rung (or more) up the ladder.

Average is a good place to be, but remember that that 'average' is a moving target so you can not rest there. You might have to average picking up 1 bb per orbit just to stay average, but that will be dependent on how many tables/people remain. If you can stay near average, then you will end up HU for the big prize.
 
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All depends on stack size however if you are playing to win, you should be stealing pots against weaker opponents .
... & depending upon stack size > you should be stealing vs. strong/good aggressive players who've been stealing liberally (while sitting on ~15-24bb's... looking to rrai over their opening raises).

As mentioned before, there's just a gazillion things that one could write here.. ie. some have mentioned 'looking for spots'.. what is also key with this is 'identifying good spots'.
 
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i would play firstly to get into the money, when i reached this target, directly switch to win the tourney risking my stack holding a good hand...
 
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Question I would ask; Are you playing to limp into the money, or are you playing to win? Top spots at the final table are where the money is & if it's important to you to just cash, you probably not practicing good BRM. The time around the money bubble can be a very good opportunity to get in position to go deep in the tourney, worrying about just making the money is usually ev-.

+1 on this trying to min cash is definately -ev. You want to start making moves well before you are short stacked. If you happened to find yourself short stacked after just getting ITM, that's fine. How aggressive you play at this point depends on how quick the blinds go up, are there antes and what does the pay out schedule look like. Payouts are usually are somewhat flat for a while once you cash. You don't gain much by waiting to move up one more notch. All the money is typically in the top spots.
 
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I think it depends on my position on the tables..If I'm short stacked and already in the cashout position past the bubble ,I will play more aggressive especially if I'm up against a average stack player when I'm on the button or cut off position.
 
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I have done it enough times to understand that getting into the money is more important than making silly moves before the money in order to hopefully get into some 'better position' after the bubble bursts.

What is it? It is limping into the money, often at the bottom pay rung or near it, and coming back for the win or very nice cash.
 
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I'm playing in stages.... make the final table, then worry about winning. If you don't make the FT you can't win, plain and simple. Sit tight and wait for a monster and when you get one, don't be afraid to get it in good... and hope for the best! When you get short handed getting down to 6 and 5 before final table, you can't be afraid to steal. But steal with someone you can win with, not something that's gonna leave you high and dry because people are going to call, and you don't wanna get caught with your pants down. Get it in with suited connecters AT LEAST, leave yourself a way out of a jam! Once you make that final table, time for ultra tight poker, wait for a monster again. Remember the more you wait, the more people will get knocked out and your pay spot climbs...
 
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If you reach the money being one of the short stacks, I would wait for an above average hand and try to double up or if I have position I would try to at least steal the blinds, but unless I had less than 8x the BB, I would not do any desperate move to try to double up.
 
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Remember that once you're in the money, there will be a number of players who will be thrilled to have done just that - so they will be shoving their small stacks with just about anything. They are a great source to chip up.
 
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