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mburns29
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I know that playing tournament poker is different than playing cash games. But if one has enough chips, plays tight while folding many hands and shows some very good hands to the masses, will that image still be there when one needs it the most? Yesterday, I had over 100,000 chips in a free roll and probably could have sat out like some of the other competitors, allowing me to easily coast into the money. I folded many hands, and when it came time for me to take the blinds down, I raised all in with AK only to get called with A-rag and lose 85% of my stack. I thought that I created a good enough table image to get others to fold, but i guess that I didn't factor in the new guy playing his/her first tourney. Nevertheless, by folding many hands and showing some good top ten hands, I've been able to do well in lots of free rolls lately. Guess I have to watch out for the newbies. What are some things you do to create a good table image and do you think it really matters?