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If she doesn't know how to play poker, she can still have a fighting chance in a typical live tournament by playing push or fold preflop.

When stacks are deeper or she is in early position, she can push with a tight range. When stacks are shallower and she is in late position, she can push with a wider range. She doesn't have to learn anything other than to determine how many big blinds are in her stack and how to evaluate two cards according to a simple chart. She doesn't have to know the difference between a straight and a flush, or how to determine your hand at showdown, or how to size a bet. She can just say, "I'm all in," which is actually a lot of fun for many people. The hardest part is probably just learning to post the blinds, not act out of turn, and not show too many people your cards while you check them.

Here is an example of a set of ranges to use.
Tight range: Push with AK, 88+ regardless of the action in front.
Loose range, stack less than 10 times the big blind and not acting before 6 players: Push with any ace, any pair, any two cards 10 or higher.

I don't think it would take more than about an hour, and this might even have a positive return on investment in a tournament with rapidly escalating blinds, as is typical in low stakes live tournaments.

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this is the best idea, fo sho. absent actually taking the week to study and buy books, this will yield the best results.