Whats more important, chip accumulation or survival?

[bigchips HI]

obv this is going to be situational on different stages of mtt's, what I want to know is when is either the correct strategy to use during an mtt and why?

I have this leak in my game where my mind gets so set on trying to build a stack during or close to the bubble that I take very ill advised gambles in hopes of building a stack to make a run for it. Ever since ive started learning and trying out resteals, my game has taken a turn for the worse. Idk, maybe this is just the learning proccess I have to go through to get better at them...

[timmay28]

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Ever since ive started learning and trying out resteals, my game has taken a turn for the worse.

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I ran into a bit of that too. Think the key is to do it with some sophistication; do it when you think odds are better than average it will succeed, not just merely because you can and it's bubble time.

[YBravo]

Restealing is kind of tricky. You have to develop a decent read on your opponent, meaning you need to watch their opening raise sizes and the frequency that they raise when it is folded to them. I pretty much never resteal from anyone before the hijack. You have to make sure you have enough FE as well. Once you start giving better than 2:1, you probably shouldn't resteal without a super solid read.

[chh]

chip accumulation, not close. (obviously you re not supposed to push 27o in order to double up, but you shouldnt be giving up much of an edge, if any)