Live MTT - how do you play mid pairs ?

[BulldozerD]

3bet/get it in preflop

now check shove is fine

[NigDawG]

with the blinds + antes + 2500 + 2500 you already have a sizeable pot and a significant portion of your stack in the pot preflop. a shove would be good here preflop imo

[Chompy]

Against Paul E, and with I assume a bit of dead money from a button flat calling, I'm tempted to squeeze pre Nirvana.

This imo, handsome Paul could have any old guff. Although he ain't passing and then you're pretty much obliged to jam this flop. GG then prob.
Just fold every hand, it's easier that way.

[AlexMartin]

meh, 3b jam pre v almost everyone. v paul if i take this line (like Asif is BB and in squeezemonkey mode, probs only time i flat lol) and hit this gin board its a super simple crai. A little deeper i probs crai turn if im feeling particularly lucky.

calling pre when its gonna be multiway with a hand that flops terrible oop v an aggro player is a big leak this shallow imhumbleo