In these low stakes tourneys many people get in there just taking a shot without having any particular strategy. I keep my bluffs to a minimum because its just not profitable in these games. There are usually enough players that will not pay attention to how tight you are playing so if you sit there forever and then pick up aces don't be afraid to play them aggressively because eventhough you haven't played a hand in forever there is enough people who will think KQ, AJ, or something like that is worth a call. When it comes to the mediocre hands like 10-8 its worth a flop from late position after a standard raise (inot while short stacked though) because if you flop A-10-10 or A-10-8 or q-J-9 you are almost guaranteed to get somebody's whole stack if they flop top pair with a decent kicker. But don't go too crazy with these hands if you flop just one pair. I don't mind the late position raise with 33 but if you don't flop a set and one bet gets called on the flop then just shut it down and save your money. Like I said there will be much more favorable opportunities down the road, no need to overplay a small pair trying to get somebody to fold.
I also like to have my opponent covered if I get in a marginal situation, because I know that if I make a big mistake or lose a race I won't be out of the tournament.
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