Am i too tight ?

Holis · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 04:52 PM

After a 3 hour tourney today, i lost going all in with jj vs 99.

got jack on the flop but ended up losing to a staight.

While I was replaying the tourney in my head, i decided to check my stats.

I played only 13% of my hands during this tourney.... Is this too tight ?

Thanks in advance.

Jack King off · #2 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 04:55 PM

you are thinking only by the results. you got your money in with the best of it need to to change cuz you got sucked out

Holis · #3 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 04:59 PM

Im thinking i need to add more raises on the button or semi bluffs than i currently run.

Beavis68 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 05:06 PM

it depends on your chip stack, and how weak and loose the table is. You can open up quite a bit with a good stack and a weak table, but if there are few limpers or a lot of PF raising, or you have a stack under 20bb, you have to be tight pre-flop. I find that I am usually about 18% and this includes playing some suited junk in late position.

Worst thing to do is play crap up front and get caught in a pot, or have to dump the hand.

A better question maybe: "am I aggressive enough with the hands I play"

Holis · #5 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 05:10 PM

This was only a 1 dollar tourney, but suprisingly most of my tables were uber tight.

My best finish to date in any tourney is 28th, but i feel im getting better....

bonchkid · #6 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 06:41 PM

If the tables are "uber tight" you are playing WAY to tight.

Whats your VPIP

Marm · #7 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 09:31 PM

You're not look ing a t abigger picture here. 13% so what? Maybe JJ was the best hand you saw all day. Then 13% is fine!. But maybe you were pitching AQo to minimum raises, thats too tight! Maybe!

You coulda jsut had a really crap run of cards that dictated the number of hands you play. I've had 8 hour live session where I did not recieve one preium hand all night!.

Marm · #8 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 09:32 PM

Marm has a rogue space bar that needs punishing, sorry guys.

Jack King off · #9 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 10:05 PM

if you want more help you are going to have to post something more specific. cant tell you from the loosest or tightest player by losing with JJ to 99

Holis · #10 (**permalink**) 12-31-2004, 04:43 AM

apprciate the replys.

What is vpip ?