Never give up

Today I saw, and was part of, some extraordinary play. The player to my left took a bad beat early in our MTT KO NLHE and was left holding 400 chips. He did not give up. He battled back and about 30 hands later was back up to over 5k in chips. He did not cash in the end but he was only a few spots out of the money. I also took a huge hit later in this same event and was left with 165 chips. I too was forced to battle back and as I picked my spots, was forced to put my chips in on high percentage hands. I battled back building my stack back over 3k and made the final table as the short stack. I would cash in 4th place. I did not get a single KO. Just never give up. Most people beat themselves.

Today I saw, and was part of, some extraordinary play. The player to my left took a bad beat early in our MTT KO NLHE and was left holding 400 chips. He did not give up. He battled back and about 30 hands later was back up to over 5k in chips. He did not cash in the end but he was only a few spots out of the money. I also took a huge hit later in this same event and was left with 165 chips. I too was forced to battle back and as I picked my spots, was forced to put my chips in on high percentage hands. I battled back building my stack back over 3k and made the final table as the short stack. I would cash in 4th place. I did not get a single KO. Just never give up. Most people beat themselves.
[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Yeah, TS, I've seen some pretty improbable comebacks in the time I've been playing -- had one or two of my own. If it's early and you're patient you can wait for a hand with a high probability of doubling -- or more -- you up and if it holds up gives you more time and options to rebuild. Later on, especially when antes start kicking in you have to be less choosy. . .[/FONT][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]

But, as you say, when very short stacked, a lot of players either give up or get desperate and take themselves out of the game. . .[/FONT]

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Yeah, TS, I've seen some pretty improbable comebacks in the time I've been playing -- had one or two of my own. If it's early and you're patient you can wait for a hand with a high probability of doubling -- or more -- you up and if it holds up gives you more time and options to rebuild. Later on, especially when antes start kicking in you have to be less choosy. . .[/FONT][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]

But, as you say, when very short stacked, a lot of players either give up or get desperate and take themselves out of the game. . .[/FONT]

I agree Completely.
Never Give up.
Grind Grind Grind your way back in. Pick your spots carefully and take your shots.
Anything is possible ....

Today I saw, and was part of, some extraordinary play. The player to my left took a bad beat early in our MTT KO NLHE and was left holding 400 chips. He did not give up. He battled back and about 30 hands later was back up to over 5k in chips. He did not cash in the end but he was only a few spots out of the money. I also took a huge hit later in this same event and was left with 165 chips. I too was forced to battle back and as I picked my spots, was forced to put my chips in on high percentage hands. I battled back building my stack back over 3k and made the final table as the short stack. I would cash in 4th place. I did not get a single KO. Just never give up. Most people beat themselves.

So true. lots of players just go all-in everyhand hoping to get lucky or move on to other things