so i'm in one of these now where the top 18 get tickets to the next level...i'm currently sitting in 8th place with almost 12000 chips and 34 people left. i'm thinking of just only playing realllllly premium hands so i can just make the top 18. i know if i keep going i will probably come in 19th.

i just realized that no one is probably on here right now, but any input would be nice espeically anyone that has played in one of these before.

update: now 25 people left and i got dealt k/a suited. minimum raise. 1 caller. i had position on him. 5/a/7 fell and he bet. i knew he had an ace but i had the kicker. he bet 400 (blinds are 200/400 25 ante) and i raise to 1600. good raise? next card paired the board. either 5 or 7. he checked to me and i went all in. about 9500 or so. he called with a/q. sigh of relief. 10 fell and i took the pot. i think i played that about as well as i possibly could have...

i'm now sitting in 2nd with oh now 24 people left. so i just need 6 or 7 more people to go out. i suppose i should be able to just sit back and let the poker gods sort it out right?

i'll update again in my little journal here before its over