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[QUOTE="JimmyBrizzy, post: 837375, member: 29758"]
I played my first live tourney at the Taj in AC last night and did okay.  Ended up going out somewhere under 20 with 2 tables left out of 53 players.
 
Here is the structure:
 
Level, Ante, Blinds (Increase every 20 minutes, and start with 10,000 chips)
 
1 * $25-$50 
2 * $50-$100 
3 $25 $100-$200 
4 $50 $200-$400 
5 $75 $300-$600
10-min BREAK, color up 
6 $100 $500-$1,000 
7 $200 $800-$1,600 
8 $300 $1,200-$2,400
10-min BREAK, color up
9 $500 $1,500-$3,000 
10 $500 $2,000-$4,000
10-min BREAK, color up
11 $1,000 $3,000-$6,000 
12 $1,000 $5,000-$10,000 
13 $2,000 $8,000-$16,000 
14 $3,000 $10,000-$20,000 
10-min BREAK, color up
15 $5,000 $15,000-$30,000
16 $5,000 $20,000-$40,000 
17 $10,000 $30,000-$60,000 
18 $10,000 $50,000-$100,000 
19 $20,000 $60,000-$120,000 
20 $20,000 $80,000 $160,000
 
Somewhere during the 7th level I had a pretty large stack of around 30,000 and realized that my M was only around 7.  Most of the players had even less than I did with maybe one or two close to me or higher (only on my table, didn't look at the other table's stacks).
 
I have a few questions:
 
1) Is a tournement with type of layout even worth playing?
 
2) If it is worth playing, what kind of approach is needed.  I used the tight-loose approach and found it pretty usefull until someone sucked out on me with gut shot on the river.
 
Would a looser limping style be more effective in the beginning to accumulate chips, maybe taking a few more gambles earlier on than usual?
 
Any advice or insight is appreciated.
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