Tournament poker advice can sometimes be contradictory.
I was asked the other day a question about playing hands approaching the final table of a MTT.
His problem was that he often found himself confused between
1. Keeping his eyes on the first place prize and playing aggressively accordingly
2. Tournament survival and moving up the prize ladder passively
Well I told him to keep 1. in mind when deciding wheter to make a bet/raise and revert back to 2. when deciding if you should call a bet yourself. Then I proceeded to blag on about stack sizes and bullying/the power of chips for a couple of pints.
Essentially this is basically just the gap concept but I thought this was a good way to help him further understand it, and how crucial it is in the closing stages of a tournament.
Would you folks offer similar advice? Is there anything you would add?