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Since no one has done this yet, I'll go ahead and give it a go. Im not too good on writing strategies, so I'll just post random tidbits and stuff that I keep in mind whenever I play. Please keep in mind this is based on how I play, so others opinions may differ.

-During the early rounds of an SNG or MTT, Tight is Right is the correct play. The blinds compared to stack sizes are so low that there is really no reason for you to get involved in pot with less than a premium hand. Dont be so quick to try and double up or triple. The object of a tournament is to survive, not to get a big stack early on. Unless you're holding AA, there is no reason to get involved in a mulit-way pot. I'll even fold KK if its against multiple all-ins. And there is absolutely no reason for someone to risk their tournament life on a race situation. Survive the early rounds, take your chances in the later rounds. Also, the blinds are so low, that blind stealing is not worth it since you'll be risking a lot more to pick up such small pots.

-The 1/3rd rule: If you raise or call a raise that is equal to or more than 1/3rd of your stack, you should be prepared and willing to go/call an all in with your hand. The reason being is that you're committing yourself to the pot and you'll be getting good odds to call any bet by your opponent if you're holding a strong hand or a hand with a strong draw.

Also, if your opponent is raising or calling a raise that is equal to or more than 1/3rd their stack, its very likely they'll be willing to go all in or call an all in.

So, in both situations, if you're calling or raising 1/3rd of your stack, you should be willing and ready to go all in with your hand. If not willing to, then you're better off folding.

-The 1/2 rule: If you are calling or raising equal to or more than half your stack, then you are better off just shoving all in because you will be getting to great of odds to fold any hand after the flop. Any hand your are willing to bet or call half your stack with should be a hand you'd be willing to go all in with.

-The 10:1 rule: If you're planning on calling a raise with a small pair, but you arent getting the right odds to go set mining with, look to see if you are getting the correct implied odds. If your opponent stack has 10x or more of their initial raise, then calling the raise could be profitable pay. Since the odds of flopping a set is 9:1, if you do hit it there is a good chance you'll be taking most of your opponents stack. And since you're opponent stack is giving you the right implied odds to call, the play is profitable. However, if the opponent stack doesnt reach the 10:1 rule, the implied odds arent there and the play isnt profitable.

-Dont worry about the chip leader and the average stacks. For the most part, hey should not mean anything to you. Being below average in chipstack does not mean you are trailing behind. As long as you have an Mzone of 20+ or 24+ BBs, you have a healthy stack size, regardless of what the average stack is. A lot of players worry if they dont meet the average stack and start to play reckless just to catch up. Instead of worrying, keep your focus on your own table. Pay attention to you and your opponents' stack compared to the blind.

The only time I pay attention to average chip stack is during 'pulse' of an MTT. Which, IIRC, is the point of a tournament where the blinds vs the average stack is 10BBs or less, or short stack. At this point a lot of average and smaller stacks will be going all in. So, if blinds were at 300/600 and average stack was 6K, expect a lot of action. You'll usually notice it when there is a huge drop in players during an MTT.

...I have more that I'll post later.
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