Re: Staking/Make-up question: What to do with lower prize-pools?
Well, obviously your view of poker and mine are different.
I play simply to play, I love poker and not the money side of it. I think if you love to play poker, you can go in with the exact same mindset as if you were playing the Main Event. Many sports teams and players go in with the mindset (even though it may be just another regular old game) that this is the World Series, this is the SuperBowl, the Finals, etc. etc.
As I said, you may be playing for a living or to see serious cash or what not, but I'm not and that is why we differ in opinions. I don't see how anyone can say that $300 tournaments are useless. You should be playing with the exact same mindset no matter what, there may be a few more fish or donks in the lower ones, but you should be happy with them if you're a good poker player.
This is why I think Chris Ferguson is one of the best in the world - he doesn't care if he's playing a freeroll or the ME, he's still Chris Ferguson and will play hard every time.
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