Playing middle pairs at the back end of a tourny

[tunkpirate7]

Thanks for the post JD... When do you think the stop and go would be appropriate for tournament play? I thought you mainly wanted to use it while you were up front because you'd be first to act after the flop and therefore be the aggressor. However, correct me if I'm wrong. Also, what do you think about using a squeeze play with these in LP or blinds (I believe Harrington goes over this..)

[JDLush]

I like the stop and go in later position or in the blinds with only one caller/raiser preflop. If I'm in the SB and say the cutoff makes a smallish raise then I feel better flat calling and pushing the flop. With multiple (potentially) players in the hand with you the odds are a lot less that everyone will miss the flop completely. I could be off on this, but that's my thinking.

The squeeze is a different story, but even Harrington says it's the type of thing you don't want to do too often, as better players will pick up on it.