I'm getting better - Advice on playing more hands

[blubster]

My game is getting better and just wanted to get some advice on adding a few more hands

Here are my early stats from $1-$2 on Pokerstars:

VPIP: 17.89% (Before was around 14.30)
Folded SB to Steal: 93.75%
Folded BB to steal: 41.67%
Att to steal Blinds: 28.57%
Won$ WSF: 36.49%
BB/100: 4.14
Went to SD: 26.58%
Won $ at SD: 64.41%
PF raise: 13.36% (Before was at 10%)
Saw Flop on all hands: 25.82%


I want to get my VPIP up to 20+ at least so I think I need to add more hands because as it is now I'm raising as much as I can preflop and still only at 17.89 VPIP.

Below are the hands I'm thinking of adding in more positions. Maybe you guys can give me input on whether I should add these hands in the following positions or not?

1) Open raising with K9s UTG(right now only raising from CO)
2) Open raising with J9s UTG+1(currently only raising from Button)
3) Open raising with Q9s UTG+1(currently only raising from Button)

The thing is my current strategy seems to work great at 1-2 where the fish pay everything off, but at Stars so far it hasn't done that great at 2-4 becuase believe it or not the games are relatively tight there so I think I need to add more hands and see more flops. Still could be that this startegy can work there too, haven't played enough hands but as it is now my thinking is that I probably have to add more hands.

thanks
blubster

[naphand]

You feel you need to improve on 4BB/100?

[stripsqueez]

my VP$IP is about 25-26% but i dont play Q9s folded to me in the cutoff very often - i usually fold K9s UTG and J9s UTG+1

apparently i am a huge rock in the blinds and i dont play the small pairs before the blinds much - how i get to 25% i dont know

i dont think you should worry much - tight is good and its a post flop game - i would suggest viewing your pre-flop choices more casually - target the guys around you and find positions to raise/play with dodgy cards

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

[imitation]

I'll agree totally with strip what i've found in sh is that preflop looseness is judged based on the ineptness of your opponents and position relevant.

[Benjamin]

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Went to SD: 26.58%
Won $ at SD: 64.41%


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Looks to me like you could take a few more hands to showdown profitably.