I Play exactly like Gus Hansen in tournaments. Look me up sometime on FullTilt, and you'll see. I'm taggy/laggy at cash game, but it's on a whole different loose aggressive level in tournaments. I'm going big or going home, and then when I get big I'm punishing the table like no tomorrow.

For all of his faults, our old friend Rypptide was aware of something very valuable in the MTT world. Those who build a stack early and use it in the right spots will make a lot of final tables. It's just something that is compatible with escalating blinds. Tournaments are a ladder. Chips are the currency to purchase the next rung up.