Tips to play tournaments in the early stage ?

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How to play tournaments in the early stage ? How to build stack ?
 
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The short version is, that the early stage of a tournament is pretty much the same as a cash game. So just play hand for hand and dont confuse yourself with thinking about "the big picture". Cash game training is usefull, because you often play with a deeper stack. So rather than ask this question, ask questions like "how do I play multiway pots" or "how do I play monotone boards".
 
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The early stages I’m generally playing tight and using this time to figure out my opponent’s playing style. With the blinds low and maybe no Antee yet there really isn’t a whole lot to go after. We are so deep stacked it’s important to keep that stack right now.
 
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A lot depends on the type of tournament, structure, the size of the fee, many factors affect the game
 
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