How Tight To Play

[NightSky 0]

I'm playing almost all the time 9 handed 0.1-0.25, i tend to play really tight,i see the flop in 18-25% of the time. Is this number ok for that limit and should i play more pots in the higher limits?

[Cappy37 0]

Are you playing pot limit or fixed limit? If it was fixed limit, I would reccomend playing more pots and building up pots when you have solid equity in the hand.If it's pot limit, I would reccomend staying near the 25% threshold, and focusing mainly on playing pots in good position, which will make a huge difference in your profitability in the long term.also check this out for some basic advice.

[NightSky 0]

It's no limit, the most painful variety 

[antistuff 0]

no limit, it almost doesn't matter. there are winners who play 10% of hands and winners who play 35%. they can both win the same. pot limit is pretty much the same deal.

[NightSky 0]

That surprises me a bit, is it the same at the higher limits? I'm wondering because the next level seems tough for me because of my tight play, i don't feel comfortable at 0.25-0.5 although its not a big step forward. I have the feeling that i lose much more money because of my tight play, is it just a psychic thing?

[antistuff 0]

That surprises me a bit, is it the same at the higher limits? I'm wondering because the next level seems tough for me because of my tight play, i don't feel comfortable at 0.25-0.5 although its not a big step forward. I have the feeling that i lose much more money because of my tight play, is it just a psychic thing?

one of the biggest winners at .50/1 plo8 played like 10/2/3. the guy who is actually the biggest winner plays around 27/14/1.5.how you play preflop sets you up for how you play postflop, but this game is really won and lost on the later streets.

[dead money 1]

I'm playing almost all the time 9 handed 0.1-0.25, i tend to play really tight,i see the flop in 18-25% of the time. Is this number ok for that limit and should i play more pots in the higher limits?

Those percentages dont make you a tight player. Those are good numbers for a solid middle of the road strategy.

[NightSky 0]

Yeah i feel it's ok for this limit but somehow i've got the feeling that it doesn't work that well  at .25-.50 anymore. What do you mean by "middle of the road strategy"

[antistuff 0]

Yeah i feel it's ok for this limit but somehow i've got the feeling that it doesn't work that well  at .25-.50 anymore. What do you mean by "middle of the road strategy"

not too tight and not too loose.those are my numbers and i do alright at that limit.

[checkymcfold 0]

o8, especially pl and nl, is a game where vastly different strategies can all be fairly equally successful, but it depends a lot on your skill postflop. as with most games, the more skilled you are at extracting value/bluffs, and bluffing yourself, the more hands you can play profitably. if you're not comfortable really doing those things, then you should play much tighter.that said, i don't think that you can really play like 50%+ of hands profitably, but anything up to that at almost all games should be pretty ok, depending on what you do postflop. fwiw, when i play plo8 tourneys, i play literally every hand that's not 3bet preflop for the first couple levels.