My first table was pretty unremarkable except for Erick Lindgren a few seats to my right. He was playing a kind of loose and passive style, but he was making it work for him. After I got myself knocked out in 4th (at that first table), he had more than half of the chips in play 3-handed.
An example of what I mean but loose and passive but not necessarily bad (since I am just a random in his eyes):
Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold’em Tournament, 40/80 Blinds, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
CO: 2,340
BTN: 2,625
Lindgren: 7,415
BB: 6,030
Hero (UTG): 2,025
UTG+1: 1,505
MP: 2,060
Pre-Flop: (120) Q
Q
dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to 225, 4 folds, Lindgren calls 185, BB calls 145
Flop: (675) A 4
8 (3 Players)
Lindgren checks, BB bets 320, Hero calls 320, Lindgren calls 320
Turn: (1,635) 2
(3 Players)
Lindgren checks, BB checks, Hero checks
River: (1,635) 2 (3 Players)
Lindgren checks, BB checks, Hero checks
Results: 1,635 Pot
Lindgren showed A J (two pair, Aces and Twos) and WON 1,635 (+1,090 NET)
BB showed 6 8 (two pair, Eights and Twos) and LOST (-545 NET)
Hero showed Q Q (two pair, Queens and Twos) and LOST (-545 NET)
By the way, BB was a terrible LAGtard and QQ is way ahead of his range when he leads flop. I was definitely not expecting Lindgren to show up with an Ace behind me.