[jaeden]

An obvious but important note is also what type of player(i.e. tight, loose, aggressive) enters pre-flop. My pre-flop strategy is similar in a sense that:

1) position will often dictate my play of whether to limp, raise, or fold;
2) the type of players who are in will dictate my play.

I will often tend to fold with hand like Q10 or Q9 unless suited even I have position and there are limpers in the pot. From my experience, you will lose a lot more money with these type of hands as you will often be outkicked if a queen hits the flop. I would rather play suited/gap connectors in position as you will make money more often if you hit your flop as the limpers with often have small pairs or small ace. One of my favorite plays is raising with these types of hands in position especially if nobody has yet to raise. You create deception value for your hand and can usually take down the pot even if you do not hit the flop.
Even if you get reraised here you can call for one more bet and see the flop since you have position. If the flop hits you, you will get paid off as your opponents will not put you on those type of hands(i.e. suited/gap connectors).

This type of strategy must be used carefully. What will tend to happen is that many players will often call you down as they will not give you respect for any type of hand. This is why the type of player who is in the hand and how they perceive the way I play will dictate my post-flop strategy. There are some who you can push away if you miss the flop but there are also some who will just call with Ace high and not give you credit for anything.

From my experience there are 2 advantages with this strategy:

1) if you pick up a monster hand(AA, KK) you will get called more often with your
raises as they will not put you on a this hand.

2) you will win big pots with your "junk hands" and win many small pots
with "monsters".

Using this type of strategy works well in any stage of the tournament if used correctly. "Controlled Aggression" is the key and knowing when to push and when is fold is the difference between winning and losing. Using this type of strategy has helped me win more than my fair share of money.