Deep in a Tournament with 40bb – Aggression or Survival?

Yesterday I found myself deep in an online MTT with around 40 big blinds. Blinds were going up soon, and I kept asking myself – should I stay patient and wait for premium spots, or should I start applying pressure on shorter stacks to build up a chance for a final table?

I’m curious how other players approach this spot: do you see 40bb as a comfortable stack to take risks with, or do you prefer to lock down survival until pay jumps become more significant?

hat’s your personal strategy with 35–45bb in the late stages of a tournament?

In that situation deep in a tournament with 40bb, and blinds going up soon, which it might is fast tournament, the better is to be aggressive and be a hunter of chips. If you play conservative game, you might lose your stack in a few hands.

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