[Greg (FossilMan)]

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Greg first of all congratulations on the win.

I don't play any tournies buti noticed you aren't tight but quite passive preflop. Is that a tourney strategy or do you play that way in cash game as well? I ask this because in a cash game Maciek Gracz said to me that in PLO raising preflop is the quick way to lose easy money.

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Thanks.

You're probably thinking of the early part of this tournament, not the end game, as I was very aggro for the last few hours. But, my normal style in a cash game is very little raising preflop. I don't think it helps much to define the opponents hand by raising in PLO, but unless you raise with a wide variety, it does help to define your own hand. So, I generally only raise with good AA hands, and the occasional small/medium wrap hand (to balance and disguise the AA hands).

Early in any tourney, I play pretty much like I would in a cash game, and don't worry about going broke. I only do my best to accummulate chips, whatever the risk.

Thanks, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)