Play more Hands!

Yesterday a friend of mine asked me how I manage to cash 20% in large multi-table tournaments. I told him there were no secrets or anything that he hadn't heard before. I also told him that I have refined my game enough to know the right time to get my chips in the middle too. I also have a much better feel for the game every year. You can almost smell weakness now. Ultimately you still need some cards to fall your way but those come too.

The one change I have made to my game from this year to last is that I play more hands. I am constantly involved in pots trying to give myself a chance to get lucky and hit a big hand. I have found that it works for me. I don't get reckless but I do play as many pots as I possibly can early on in the poker tournament. If you can double up or triple up early everything has to run through you. When you are playing poker from behind a big stack you have a huge advantage over your opponents.

So don't be afraid to get in there and mix it up. Just be smart about it.