buy in being ante'd away (stud 8b)

[kgrad5]

hey guys, i bought ray zees book, but while im waiting for it im playing games with my limited knowledge trying to learn a bit from experience.. im pretty much playing only the scoop hands, 3 low with 2 suited, or 3 low connectors or 1 gap, AAx x<=8 etc. but the antes in the .50/1 structure are very high (.25 cents) and my buy in often takes a beating before i even see a playable hand, should i be playing more hands with high antes? am i too tight? what are the good starting hands? thanks in advance