Am I Playing Too Tight?

I enter 1$ tourney's on Pokerstars, MultiSNG and Regular, and 5$ Single SNG, and it seems like I'm always trailing. I know I play tight, but I never get good starting hands. I end up almost always getting squeezed out by the blinds, but barely hanging on by strings. Why is it that it seems like some players can rack up chips and be at the top of the board, while I'm always struggling towards the bottom.

I do relatively good in all of the tourneys, but I can never seem to be on top where I have leverage over everyone else.

Anybody have any advice? I hope I made it clear what I am asking.

[arcticfox]

Read both Harrington on HoldEms, you need to loosen up your hand requirements as the blinds increase relative to your stack.

[stokken]

GET THE BOOKS!!

Also it seems that you are playing only your hands and not the situations and the players.
You have to keep constant awerness of the showdowns and regularity of entered pots with regards to the other players. How often do they raise, limp,fold,reraise when, where, how, against how many opponets, what was the size, how was the follow up. Always check HH to see what they muck if showdown. Make notes,make notes, make notes. Try to imagine how you would perceive yourself if watching you, play to your image. etc,etc,etc READ READ,READ and make up your own mind about stuff, find your game.
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Stokken, stokken, stokken

[Rickyroodido]

U have 77 on the button with 10xBB. Somebody in middle position opens for 2xBB. No reads. What do u do?

If your not very sure of the answer your playing to tight.

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U have 77 on the button with 10xBB. Somebody in middle position opens for 2xBB. No reads. What do u do?

If your not very sure of the answer your playing to tight.

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Yeah I guess I am too tight, but what is the theory behind this question? Or at least could you give me the answer and explain it?

[Rickyroodido]

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U have 77 on the button with 10xBB. Somebody in middle position opens for 2xBB. No reads. What do u do?

If your not very sure of the answer your playing to tight.

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Yeah I guess I am too tight, but what is the theory behind this question? Or at least could you give me the answer and explain it?

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The answer is that you push all your chips into the pot.
Pockets sevens are extremely good in that situation.

This is a very easy push and if you dont se that you are making big mistakes.
I also suggest that you read HoH 1&2
Post some hands
Play S&G

First of all, know thy player. There are some players that make a min raise with monster hands to induce a reraise, usually, though, it means they have a drawing hand or it's a feeble attempt to steal the blinds. Your hand figures to be better than his most of the time. Raise him.

Raise.

[Blindcurve]

It's not entirely clear what you're talking about without examples.

When I first started playing MTT's, I played extremely tightly as well. This meant that I only did well when I caught good hole cards, and then only if they held up. What I found was I needed to find a way to logically expand my starting hand requirements in such a way that I wouldn't take on more jeopardy than I could handle. To be honest, I think I flailed around with suited aces and connectors, out of position for a long time before I understood what I was doing. I didn't have access to Harrington.

If you haven't read Harrington on Hold'em: Volume 1, I'd pick that up immediately. He outlines his starting req's in a variety of situations. At the very least, using his hand req's, you can start to play a few more flops without agonizing over whether A9o is strong enough to open with in mid position- he'll give you the answer. As you gain a better understanding of position, the Gap Concept, and your stack size in relation to the blinds, (through study and playing more hands) I think you'll find your game opens up naturally.

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It's not entirely clear what you're talking about without examples.

When I first started playing MTT's, I played extremely tightly as well. This meant that I only did well when I caught good hole cards, and then only if they held up. What I found was I needed to find a way to logically expand my starting hand requirements in such a way that I wouldn't take on more jeopardy than I could handle. To be honest, I think I flailed around with suited aces and connectors, out of position for a long time before I understood what I was doing. I didn't have access to Harrington.

If you haven't read Harrington on Hold'em: Volume 1, I'd pick that up immediately. He outlines his starting req's in a variety of situations. At the very least, using his hand req's, you can start to play a few more flops without agonizing over whether A9o is strong enough to open with in mid position- he'll give you the answer. As you gain a better understanding of position, the Gap Concept, and your stack size in relation to the blinds, (through study and playing more hands) I think you'll find your game opens up naturally.

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I guess this is a weak point in my game. Instead of getting that book, is there anywhere else you can direct me to to learn or figure it out? I think if I can learn to loosen up as far as when I need to, I can dominate the tourneys I enter.