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  Short stacks happen to everyone in a tournament, whether you be Johnny Chan or Johnny Bravo. The challenge for the short stack is how to rebuild the dyke once things have gone horribly wrong.



  The first thing you need to do is ignore any article you may have read that talks about the joys of playing short stacked and realize that you are in a fairly bad situation. Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward a healing.



  Next, remember to be patient. You're not going to help your cause by going on tilt and try winning everything back with an offsuit 2/9. Pick your spot and do it with the realization that your next shot should be an all-in move.



  When you are in a late middle, or a true late position, and have something that resembles a workable hand, begin to initiate the action with some aggressive moves. What you are trying to do is isolate one or two players with the full knowledge that your last move will be an all-in bet. Once you get to the turn or river, hopefully with very few opponents left in the hand, go all-in and hope for the best.



  If you are short stacked and find that you have been fortunate enough to have flopped the nuts, the strategy changes a little. Instead of isolating players from position, you will want as many people as possible to remain in the pot. To this end you will check and call, and your last move at the river will be to go all-in. This way you may be able to get some wild value for your hand and perhaps triple, or quadruple your stack.