Strategies for Playing Progressive Knockout Tourneys?

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I've come across some Progressive Knockout tables and Made my Profit strictly off Head Heading for Bounties without worrying too much about Tournament Paid places, is that the way These Games should be played or are their other effective strategies I could try?
 
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The strategy of the game is the same as in a normal tournament, but only one difference, you have to call more against short stack with wide range, it will always be +EV, also more steals vs players with short stack..
 
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Okay cool and thank you, what exactly does +EV mean? I'm not Familiar with some of the Poker Terms lol.
 
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Expected value (EV) is the amount of money you would win or lose on average on your bet.

The $EV, which is important for the ICM, is the monetary equivalent of the EV. Since you don't convert your chips to money in a tournament, but try to rank as high as possible, the $EV helps you with the question: How will this action affect my expected value and my place in the ranking?

$EV very importand in progressive KO, your goal to maximise the $EV. That is why many calls vs players with short stack, when you have any two cards will be always profitable, you can win more money...
 
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In fact, for winning the Knockouts , it is necessary to adhere to the standard tactics of the game as a sit-and-go tournaments. We must always remember that the main goal is the top 3 , and prizes for players knocked out - secondary. If during the tournament you will hunt for the enemy's head , it can easily become a victim yourself.
 
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Agree, knocking them out is just secondary.

Just play your game and maximize things and hope for ITM.

The thing here is for knockout tourneys, the pot money is somewhat reduced because of bounty prices at the same time places paid are decrease likewise.
 
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I would not recommend it to start playing this tournament just to stay where such little more money but if you get new people or you can quickly zero in the account :p
 
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Alright Sweet, I'll Play more towards Paid Places and pay closer attention to the expected value concept. I've read up a bit more on this Game format and combined with everyone's advice I think I can handle myself better. Thank you to everyone!
 
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