Thanks for all the feedback, ladies... Reading your comments have definitely reassured me that while there will be tough players there, I won't be completely outclassed if I do decide to take a shot (as long as none of you crushers are at my starting table, obv
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- As far as the 3k starting stack goes, I actually think that could be good for me. I used to grind online SNG's, so I have a pretty good sense of shoving/reshoving ranges, etc (although as I've played more live, I've certainly learned the importance of adjusting those ranges based on the competition and my image, and I'm sure that will be the case with this tourney). And, as Dr. Kamikaze says, a lot of "deep stack" tourneys start really deep, but due to quick levels/a lack of early bustouts, stacks can get pretty shallow pretty quickly.
- As far as the field playing a bit weak-tight/trappy, I'll definitely have to be careful about value towning myself as I'm fairly aggro, sometimes even a bit spewy. Fun example: a few weeks ago, I crippled myself in a b v b when I raised pre-flop, called the villains' raise of my c-bet, bet the turn and shipped the river and he snapped me off with K high... Good times
. I guess between now and the WSOP I'll try to get to the casino during the day to log some time with the coffee drinking "no set, no bet crew..."
- As far as staking goes, I'm an amateur and my life roll can easily take a 1k hit, so I'd rather just have all of myself if my luckbox happens to be working well that week.