You're continuing to make your way through a multi-table tournament, having survived the early levels and most of the middle stage. Now you're close enough to the money that the prospect of cashing is starting to seem increasingly likely. Perhaps it's even creeping into your thinking as you approach individual hands — and you're noticing the same thing happening with other players, too.
Let's talk today about MTT strategy when nearing the money but not yet at the stage when the next elimination (or several eliminations) will burst the bubble. For instance, if the top 15 percent of finishers make the cash, let's try to focus on that period beginning when roughly twice that many players are remaining — that is, a little less than a third of the starting field.