know the value of hands !

Hands like A-T and A-J are junk hands in a 10
handed game, sure if you can
get them in late position, into an unraised pot, then
they become a lot better, but raising in early position
with these hands is a losing play.

2 important lessons, if your calling a raise , especially
in tournament play, make sure you have a decent hand
or a different hand. The way to lose all your money
is to play junk hands like A-T and A-J, and get into
a dominated situation. The reason is , the guy with A-Q
or A-K has your hand dominated. So even if the ace comes
out u dont know what to do ? Sure you can get lucky
but its not worth it. Raising, with 5-7s is a lot better
play than raising with A-T, at least your hand is different
and u know what a good flop for you is!

Watch the world series and see how many ppl are playing
hands like A-J or A-T or K-J or K-T, these are the hands
that will lose you money! in a 5 handed game, these are
good hands, but 10 handed, their trouble.

If ive learnt anything from recent tournament play, its:
1. Getting rid of crap like that.
2. Watch out if its a raised pot ! And not calling with
hands that can be dominated, even K-Qs, can get you
in a lot of trouble
3. And how to trap a raiser by limping in. One trick is,
if you have a big hand or small hand in early position
u play it the same. So if you have Ks or As dont raise.
In tournament play, you can choose to re-raise and
trap the raiser with a big hand, and dump the small
hand for minimal damage.

Recently ive done better in tournamnets:
$20 tourney (170ppl) - 3rd
$20 tourney (90ppl) - 2nd
$20 tourney rebuy (130ppl) - 7th
$100 tourney (90ppl) - 5th
$20 rebuy addon (1100ppl) - 55th

Also try and stay aggressive, u need to play enuff hands
if u dont wanna have ur blinds eaten up.