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[QUOTE="Toad, post: 1382063, member: 32841"]
I need some advice on transitioning my game in the later stages of a tournament. I normally run about 15/10 and this seems to work well. With low blinds and full tables I consistently build a stack. But.....
 
...when the blinds get larger and my M goes down (i.e. final table in a 90 person tourny or at near the bubble on a single) I start to run into trouble.
 
Alot of the time I will end up overplaying hands like AQ, AJs or middle pairs preflop and then, feeling pot committed becase of my low(ish) M, I end up all in with these hands. This is how I end up going out of most tournaments. 
 
Am I incorrect in loosening up my raising/calling requirements with a lower M? Am I being overly aggressive?
 
 
 
An quick example hand (sorry no hand history so I'll keep it short)
 
Final table of 90 person tourny. Blinds 750/1500. 
8 players at table and Hero is UTG +2 with 14,000 chips.
 
Dealt to Hero (Ad, Qd)
2 folds.
Hero raises to 4500.
UTG +3 raises to 23000 and is all in.
Everyone folds.
Hero calls and loses to AK.
 
My thought process is that everyone was playing fairly tight and I was hoping to pick up the blinds with a raise. When villian goes all in I realize I am pot committed and call. 
 
Am I overplaying this hand? Do I raise more/less? Fold to the allin?
 
Edit: I will usually play hands like 77-JJ just like I played this one.  Even lower pairs sometimes.  AJ I may have folded here, not sure (?)  ***This is not my normal playing style early, just late when my M gets low.  
 
Thanks for any input. :)
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