doesnt matter how far ahead you are pre flop, even post flop.... the short stack always seems to lose.... does anyone else see/experience this as often as i do?

That's not true. Your stack size does not affect your chances of winning a hand. Just sucks sometimes. A bigger stack can sometimes call you with a looser range of hands.

To get the game completed

ok the 90% is not literal..... obviously being a short stack doesnt reduce the stone cold percentages of winning the hand... im just saying i see it online way to often. im not even saying it happens to me all the time. im just saying when im in tournies i see it happen countless times. ive done it to people several times.... if rank25 is being serious i kind of agree with him... i feel as if it is to complete these low stake online tournaments quicker.... by low stake i mean under $40 MTT

who are you hoping wins when the chips go in, the large or small stack?

if im not in the pot i dont care who wins.... obviously if im in the pot i want to win..... i think that goes for every poker player....

my point is, in a tournament setting, when I see a short stack push all in and get called, I'm rooting for the big stack to win for obvious reasons

but if you asked me this same question, I'd probably say I think the short stack wins more often, but I know I'm biased because that isn't what I'm hoping for.

You're going to remember the hand that knocked you out better than you will a hand that doubled you up, the same way you'll remember KK sucking out your AA once and forget all the other times your aces held

Originally Posted by classickred

who are you hoping wins when the chips go in, the large or small stack?

Depends on the short stack. If shorty was a donk, I want him to win. That way there's more chips to win from the bad player. If shorty is a good player, I'd rather see him go...

Originally Posted by classickred

the same way you'll remember KK sucking out your AA once and forget all the other times your aces held

Aces hold? Where are you playing?

of course there are plenty of deciding factors that influence who you want to win a different points of the tournament. obviously nearing the money and once youre in the the money you want to see players knocked off to increase your own winnings... i do agree with that.

Originally Posted by Rupe11

of course there are plenty of deciding factors that influence who you want to win a different points of the tournament. obviously nearing the money and once youre in the the money you want to see players knocked off to increase your own winnings... i do agree with that.

I wrote three sentences

you should read past the first one