While watching the table be aware of the size of the stacks of the other players.
Think what you would do if you had a small stack and had a playable hand. Would you hang on tightly to your remaining few chips or would you be looking to get them in with the best hand you happen to find?
When you are looking to take a pot with a big raise because it has drawn nothing but callers, take a quick look at the stack sizes of those callers. A smallish big blind could have taken a big chunk out of a short stack and they may now be looking to get all their chips in with it.
Again, if you were short stacked in middle position and had a hand that you were happy to go all in with, you might just flat call in order to entice a later player to push so that there would be enough chips in the pot for you to double up.
If that is what you would do, then it is reasonable to expect that other short stacked players would think and do the same.
Be wary of the short stack when making plays like that.
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