The Final Table

Final table strategy
When you're at the final table your aim should be to finish in the top three places because usually that's where the big prizes are. The closer you get to the top spots the more aggressive you should be. This is especially effective if you have been playing passively earlier in the game. Your opponents might be trying to outlast each other and that is something you should take full advantage of. Try to steal the blinds and/or antes whenever you get a chance.

Adjusting to stack size
The size of your chips stack influences the way you should act at the final table. If your stack is medium sized or big you should use basic poker tournament strategy to achieve your goal - pick on the small stacks but avoid confrontation with the big stacks if you can. If you have a small stack you have to act before it gets so small that doubling up won't make a difference. You can't afford to be picky - choose a hand a go with it and remember to be the aggressor and not the caller. The exception is if you get a really strong hand - in that case you might slow play in order to maximize the payoff.

Source: WSOP