[liladypokerpro]

I dunno I mean the other day I won a $500 gtd on Carbon, and when it got down to 5 people before payout, I simply sat and let the desperate maniacs take each other out. I only played when the three raging players at our table folded out of a hand, then I was able to take those blinds/antes, or outright win those hands, which kept my stack from suffering from the lost blinds/antes when folding to the desperate players' all ins. Once the bubble passed, everyone calmed down, and I resumed as normal and took down the tournament without a hitch.

So I don't think in all cases that "folding....is effectively giving up on trying to win the tourney..." One thing I'd never do is give up. And I know Wyte is pretty damn stubborn, so I don't think he would either LOL

I think sometimes ya just have to push the book rules to the side and use your brain and gut instincts and all the information on the players you've collected up to this point. If you know there are certain people you can benefit from at the table, and some you want to avoid, then there you go. Pick your times when you are up against the beneficial players and stay away from the ones you want to avoid. It all boils down to choices.