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Message: [QUOTE="feitr, post: 993371, member: 34106"] I don't think you can look at it as because it is the ME and that nobody here is actually rolled to play in that big of a tournament, that you "shouldn't risk a flip". Now i have no idea what the structure of the ME is blinds wise, coz i've only watched a few episodes ever and never really follow it. So it is entirely possible that you will have better opportunities in the future to exploit your edge. But since this was titled "generic tournament question" i presume zach just used the ME as an example because ppl will take a decision more seriously when dealing with a $10 000 buy in in an prestigious tournament, rather than a $100 online buy in. You can still win good money in the eyes of ppl here by getting ITM at the ME because the buy in is so large, but when you start thinking in terms of winning $50 for playing 3 hrs in a $20 buy in, getting ITM doesn't seem so impressive. If guys can afford to spend $10k in the ME then winning $30k shouldn't be that big of a deal. I really think the only point in playing MTTs is for the occasional chance to go deep and make alot. And in order to do that, you must run well. That means you absolutely must win your flips in key situations. If you play a style that is conducive to accumulating a huge stack when you run well then you have a chance to go deep. Sure lots of times you'll lose early, but profiting in MTTs isn't about winning 2x or 4x your buy in every few tournaments. Players who are going to play really weak tight and not be willing to take a chance, are never going to be able to fully exploit the very occasional situation where they run really well. That isn't to say you should play spewy or stupid, but it is to say that you have to realise that there is a big luckbox element in MTTs and playing a style that will allow you to go extremely deep when you are that luckbox is never a bad thing (ie. Jamie Gold). And it also certainly isn't to say that you should be taking 45% "flips" to try and luck out and double up, but it is to say that if you are given a 55% edge then take it and if your hand doesn't hold then the tournament just wasn't to be. But i'm approaching the question as if this just a regular tournament for which i was well rolled. Although a very good case could be made for folding this in the situation where you have a HUGE edge and are likely to encounter alot of better spots. Because, in such a situation, the degree of "luckboxness" required to go deep is substantially less so than in a tournament where your edge is alot smaller. [/QUOTE]

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