[nath]

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I don't know. I win more when I make more wild plays and do more things that most people think are donkey moves. I'm trying to understand why.

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I mean this in the least sarcastic, nicest way possible..................It's called running well.

You're doing two dangerous things here, nath. First, you're making conclusions from what I'd imagine is a rather small sample size. Second, you're confusing correlation with causation.

If, for example, Rizen, during his latest sick run, realized that he was making this small-ish mistake. I don't know, let's say he was calling with in situations where he was an uber-slight dog because he felt like it. The worst thing he could do after uncovering this leak would be to assume that he was running well because of the leak. The second worse thing he can do, IMO, is to not acknowledge the fact that he is, in fact, running well.

Nath, you're obviously a great player. You also obviously have a contrasting style that may go against how most winning players approach MTTs. But I think it's important to not simply chalk up potential leaks to a differentiated style.

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At what point do people stop assuming I just run well and start considering that maybe I understand something about tournaments that most people don't?

It might be that there's some bit of conventional MTT wisdom that may be turned on its head. It may be possible that in large field events it's okay to take slightly the worst of it to build a big stack because it improves your ability to continue accumulating chips. It may be possible that it's okay to take slightly the worst of it in an all-in situation when you have a big a big stack if doing so allows you to continue to pick up pots at will.

It may be that I've been running well for the last year and my strategies will soon be revealed for the crackpot alchemy they are.
Or it may be that people struggle to understand things that go against conventional wisdom and aren't getting what I say or how to apply it.

I think it's equally important to not chalk up a potentially valuable vein of strategic knowledge to running well.

I was "running well" when I was at 480% ROI over a 3 month period last fall. I'm playing well now, too, and that is all the difference. I play better poker and I also use aggression to club my way to the pot because I consider accumulating all the chips to be the goal.