The Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder...

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is anyone interested in discussing the actual advice in this book? i.e. do you think he recommends playing a little too fast?

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Well, sure, that would be a good discussion.

If the question is one of the advice maybe being a "little" too fast (and not a "lot" too fast), wouldn't that depend largely on the opposition you were facing? That is, don't you need to adjust your strategy based on how the other players at your table play? Unless you have made the decision to determine and stick to a game theory "optimal" strategy, ala Mathematics of Poker.

My experience with PTF has been that it jarred me into the realization that an awful lot of tournament players have a pretty wimpy style, and that you can take advantage of this by being very aggressive and stealing a lot of pots. Position, and the broader concept of the overall hand situation, really can matter more than cards.

But what do you think?