Well, I've been in that position in the past, in fact as recently as this morning! The fact of the matter is, table dynamics are a big part of it too. Obviously you know to play a super loose table a bit tighter, and ice ersa. So lets say your in your favorite tourney, in halfway, and your below average. Bad run of cards, your only little bits of profit were from one or two mediocre hands, and a few steals. You can see that the big blinds are going to be a problem for you if you dont start grabing a few pots, but at the same time your pretty sure that your cards are never going to improve. To make it worse, people are playing what you typicaly deem to be bad hands, ace rag off, king rag off, etc, yet they are raking with em! Well, the way I see it, its so mental now, thats the biggest thing you have to worry about. So many times i remember being in that situation and getting impatient with everyone playing shit and hitting, that I try it, and of course then the crazies wind up with big pockets when I do, and I dont give em credit, and thats my tourney. Some players have to play solid, some can play ery loose. Its the way it is.
There are two things to do, I think, when things are running bad. Neither is ery appetizing, but thats how it is when its just not your day. You can either risk getting blinded out, wait for the hand, and then hope you get paid off if you do get it. Or, you can become ery liberal, and take a chance, playing any A or K, connectors, etc, pretty much regardless of position, and hope to make a quick climb back up. Either way, your only sole objective at this point is to try to get back into contention, because by now, obviously the normal approach hasnt been working, so its time to take a shot, or to really test your nerves as you watch your stack shrink while waiting for the big bomb. I cant say which is best, it depends on the dynamics, as always. Hopefully theres something in there to help you, its a tough topic!
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