Tournament Strategy question.

[jimmytheg]

I don't necessarily agree with that. I think that the luck factor has to do more with having your dominating hands hold up. I.E. having your QQ hold up to JJ....or your AK stick against AQ.

Personally I try to avoid coinflips at all costs unless I am a short stack and have no choice. But that just goes along with my style of playing more after the flop, and grinding out pots here and there.

[Aequitas58]

It doesn't take luck for pocket queens to beat pocket jacks. How is that luck if queens already have the advantage.

Try to avoid coinflips - I guess - but you can't wait around for premium hands, either.

[jimmytheg]

i mean avoid getting unlucky....a reverse luck factor if you will.

and when i say avoid coinflips it doesnt mean just playing premium hands, it means avoiding situations where all the money goes in preflop on so-so hands.....pertains to playing after the flop and pushing weak tight players off their hands