by David “The Maven” Chicotsky
There’s a common theme that we encounter in tournaments, especially towards the endgame, where we have to decide whether to make a play or save our chips for another hand. Many times, these plays are for a substantial percentage of our chips, if not our entire stack. The ever-increasing blinds (in many situations) force us to constantly accumulate chips. This poses two distinct risks: (1) the risk of not accumulating fast enough and having your stack blinded down; (2) the risk of making too many plays in an attempt to accumulate chips, causing you to bust from the tournament.
