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[QUOTE="l Love Beer, post: 833808, member: 37398"]
basically when 3-4 players remain, everyone is usually looking at the same rags that you are... The best advice in these spots is to be the one opening the pot.  If you make the first move at the pot the hand requirements for the remaining players shrinks. (called the gap theory: it takes a better hand to call a raise than it does to make one.)  A mixture of this and an understanding of the prize structure are the main tools i use.  
 
For example: in a 9 man i played today i opened from the button w/ 3 players left holding A9s.  SB (big chip leader) folds, and the BB (3rd place w/ a little less than me shoves).  After contemplating i go and check the prize structre and figure that the difference between the 20% payout to third and the 30% for 2nd isn't that large, and it's probably in my best interests to take a risk here to have a small chip lead on the SB if i win and we get HU.  This play doesn't quite agree w/ the gap theory, but i felt strongly that this was the right move here all things considered.  He showed 77 and flop came AAx and i ended up taking down the sng.  Basically to sum it up, pick you spots and always have a reason for your plays... hope this helps, even though it went on forever.
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