Share 'How do you view tournaments and being honest about your skill level?'

I've not played in many tournaments but at the ones that I have played in the one thing that I hear is people sandbagging in order to assure they have a fighting chance to win something against the newbie am's that are just starting out. I'm starting to think that this is all that the older experienced players care about anymore. How much do I win and how many new faces are in the crowd so I can…