[elmitchbo]

it's more complicated than top 10% of hands. you are on the right track, particularly with your statement that the shrinking field(4 people in the hand instead of 10) should cause your hand requirements to go down. thats part of positional play.

you have to mix up your game and take some risks with lesser hands based on implied odds. otherwise you will quickly be identified as a rock. many hands like suited connectors aren't in the top 10% of hands, but they are very profitable if you play them in the right situations.

are you familiar with the 'gap concept'? that's what you need to know about playing a hand after some one has raised in front of you. do a search and you'll find lots of info, but very breifly... you need a better hand to call a raise than you would have needed to make the rasie in you opponenets position.