Quote Originally Posted by storm75m
i guess i'm being counter productive by raising preflop to push others out... I guess winning a big pot with more people is better than winning a small one against one opponent. Is the strategy a little different when playing in tournaments and the blinds are bigger? (opportunity to steal...)
Yes. In tournaments once the blinds are large enough to be worth stealing (generally to me this is about the time antes start being taken), raising on the chance to steal but having a decent hand to back it up with is always* a good play.

- Jeffrey

*Grain of salt principle applies here. There is no such thing as always.