im sorry but i DO NOT AT ALL agree with tightening up your hand range when the blinds get to 100...this is where i make all my chips and accumulate a huge stack for the final table, when the blinds get bigger, i actually feel more comfortable because my thinking is this...65-75%(probably) of the players in this tourney are just like you, tight/aggressive longballers who look to get their money in and double up in one hand. Thats fine if you know how to pick your spots, but WHY RISK ALL YOUR CHIPS ON ONE HAND?I used to play this way and i also lost alot more from bad beats...and i used to get very pissy at people and walk away swearing, but in reality, i failed myself because i put too much pressure on one hand...even pocket Aces only wins 85% of the time! Obviously i get played back at more when i'm playing semi-loose, however, i view myself as a good poker player and all good poker players CRAVE ACTION. I love it when someone reraises me and im sitting there with complete garbage even and i have position on them.

1. To give all of our newbies a little tip, READ POKER BOOKS, read alot of different styles and mix them all together, winning a poker tournament takes knowledge and skills that sometimes can't be taught, only read and practiced! I started out with Doyle Brunsons super system(aggressive long ball), i then read Phil Helmuth's something-or-other(super tight aggressive), and then i stumbled on Daniel Negraneu's Power Hold'em(Small Ball), this book really confused me when i first read it, i couldn't grasp the fact about betting with air for the longest time, until i realized that specific and meticulous betting patterns can represent any hand you want from any number of positions at the table...take for example AA, KK, or AK..."the book" says from early position you are supposed to either limp/reraise or make a small raise preflop with these types of hands...well hell, if im hitting a slow streak of cards and i pick up a hand i want to see a flop with from under the gun or early position, im gonna represent that hand to cool off the people in late position either get them to smooth call or fold a hand they would normally raise with to an unopened pot. Through trial and error, this book is really responsible for my reading abilities that are priceless at the poker table.

2. Another tip i'd like to give to newbies is dont be afraid to get in there with baby cards in late position, one thing i really take notice of is that there are a sh!t-ton of pots in NLH that get checked down to the river, and if noone is betting, bet at it in late position,just dont bet min, it doesnt get you anywhere unless you have the nuts...

3. Draw cheap and make your opponents pay to draw at you! Think about it and utilize it...