On pages 234 thru 238 of Harrington on Hold'em Vol ll, Dan lays out 3 scenarios where is Player A:
> has 41 M @ $37,000 and is in top 10 of tourny
> 60 players remain and 30 will be in the money
> he is 2nd to act but 1st in with AKo and
> he raises 4xBB - $1200
Player B:
> is in CO
> Scenario 1 - raises to $5000 from a stack of $11,200
> Scenario 2 - raises to $5000 from a stack of $16,200
> Scenario 3 - raises to $5000 from a stack of $8,200
In each case Player B's raise is folded around to Player A for a H2H play. Player A knows that it is likely he will have to re-raise to put B all-in pf or B will likely raise all-in on the flop. So Based on pot odds, Dan shows:
> Scenario 1, pot odds are
fairly acceptable but that the bet (raise B all-in) "
increases the volatility of his position in the tournament without increasing his equity" so he elects to FOLD here.
>Scenario 2 - pot odds are only
marginal and do not favour putting B all-in but due to implied odds would be worth a CALL against anyone except a super-tight player.
> Scenario 3 - pot odds are favorable and putting B all-in becomes
mandatory.
I don't think anyone is going to accuse Dan of not playing to win the tournament vs just surviving to get into the money. But as I read Dan's book, survival is essencial to winning and picking your spot according to the situation is as much about winning as
"In order to live, you must be willing to die." which is what I believe Beavis was referring to in referrence to pg. 44 & 45 (Vol l). A lot of info has to be process in a very short time such as your M, your Q, position in tourney, you opponent, his M, his stack, your stack, table positions and of course your hand, his probably hands and a few other things I should mention but you can read the whole book(s) yourself. Point is, there is no Yes or No answer and 'it all depends' becomes the standard reply to these hypothectical questions. So Hypothectically, "Yes" and " No" - it all depends!
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