I hit the top 10 a few days in the last round... couldn't hang with the big dogs tho...
sometimes you have to go for what is more points...
when deciding to go for a straight or flush, I went with the flush and was rewarded with 45 more points than the other choice... some days tho you were happy not to lose too much in "high card only" penalties. I also had some dumb luck holding a low pair to have 2 more come out for 4 of a kind... a few times.
I could not land a straight flush... I believe that was the luck factor keeping the top maybe 3 players ahead of everyone else, a royal flush early on...