You can be eliminated

'You can be eliminated' (NLH tournaments, G0): Chip EV ≠ dollar EV near jumps; name your role (short/medium/big) before you act.

When your chips hit zero, you're done. Survival has value — but survival is not 'never risk chips.' It's risking chips when ICM/payouts and stack depth say so.

Early levels: don't open-limp trash hoping to ladder. Build a stack with strong hands and position.