I can do tournament play and literally fold everything and end up in the last 4. And then start playing.
But how many hands are you prepared to play before you think it's time to actually go and chat to family?
How can you play no hands at all, and end up in the last 4? Blinds and antes would eat you alive. To get to final table you must double up several times.
You should be patient yes. But patiend like a tiger on a tree waiting for a gazelle, striking at every opportunity, not patiend like getting to final table patient, that won't work, no sirrey.
Because we start with 9 and people go all-in immediately in most games. That throws 2 out straight away, so down to 7.
Quick play and before you know it, you're down to 4. The first round of the blinds is generally low so if my hands are so bad, I'll check and fold.
I'm then around the last 4-5.
This is when I have no luck at all. I finish in the money (top 3) 95% of the time.
But if I don't get hands, I'll call things I shouldn't - hence the OP.
I can do tournament play and literally fold everything and end up in the last 4. And then start playing.
But how many hands are you prepared to play before you think it's time to actually go and chat to family?
Ohh, so you mean sit'n'go toutnaments, i see. Well in mtt that certainly does not work.