[elmitchbo]

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There is a big difference between winning flips and coming from way behind, most of the really good players here can get deep without laying big suck outs on others and simply winning a flip or two. While it is lucky it still comes down to getting your chips in with the best hand. The other big thing is being weary of getting all your chips in a coin flip situation when you have plenty of chips, going broke when unneccesary isn't a good thing.
~Justin

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i think it would be next to impossible to get to a final table in a field that big without laying a suckout on someone. if you play so tight that you never get in without the best hand, not even once, then you won't accumulate chips fast enough to stay ahead of the blinds.

it seems like keeping up with the blinds requires a wide enough range and enough aggression that you're inevitably going to find yourself pushing into a bigger hand. other wise you'll lay down the best hand too often and get no action when you do have a big hand, and wind up blinding out.

a coin flip with the risk of going broke is one thing.... but if i'm stiing at $150k while the table is sitting at $15k-$35k shouldn't i be happy to find coin flips? if i'm stealing alot of blinds and some guy plays back a coin flip is no big deal, right?