Big tournaments

[tylermusic9]

The best decision I could have when playing big tournaments is patience... playing calmly without pressure... I have managed to go further like this... than trying to steal jackpots or get into very weak hands.

 

[M6O6U6]

Patience is the superpower of big MTTs. In deep stack tournaments like WCOOP, SCOOP, or large fields on GGPoker/PokerStars, the one who survives the most is the guy who waits for the +EV spots without forcing. Those "jackpot steals" or heroic calls on weak hands are the fast track to the rail — and to eternal tilt.
You are 100% right: playing calmly, without pressure, you double up 80-85% of hands pre-flop and explode in the spots where amateurs vomit.