That's because you need to 'tighten' up your response range.It is possible, its called nit
too tight play would be lets say below 10% vp$ip meaning that you are willing to play, or to put money in pot beside being forced as a blind position,with lest than 10% hand you have been dealt...
being tight by itself is not that big of a problem but it is usually followed with being passive which creates a bad combination for you...
**** we don't necessarily know this ^
And little advise for you which can be helpful, try to involve more in treads you made, discuss with people that are willing to answer to your question, dont just post 3 word question and expect 20 or so answers, this way you'll get your treads locked or deleted and why would you want that...
Please dont take this as a unfriendly post, im giving you honest advise with what i think would be best for you...
Now to make things going and make this a live tread, im interested why you think that you are too tight???
EDIT: Damn David you are always faster and have better and shorter answer than me , im jealous
That's because you need to 'tighten' up your response range.
the question should be is it profitable? and likely the answer is very mildlyIs it possible to play too tight in a ring game?
I think my biggest problem is I play a very narrow starting hand range at cash games. So, I fold a lot and then when one of my big hands gets beat by something stupid, I lose more than I have gained.
Yes, It´s possible. But don´t expect win money playing that way. You have to switch to aggressive mode sometimes otherwise everyone in the table will easily recognize when you have a hand and you don´t want that, believe me.
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Poker is partially about varying it up. If you loosen up and go crazy, start paying attention to your hand. If you have JJ and you're facing a 10 9 K flop, ask yourself: does my opponent have the king? Is my opponent betting like they have the king?
When getting to the table I start off by playing tight.. and watch the action.. If I think playing tight is profitable (loose table) then I will stay there.. However I will adjust.. But like you said about good players will notice this and fold when you are involved in a hand.. I kind of look out for players like this and try to set up a good bluff against them .I think it's possible because good players will learn to fold when you start to get involved in a hand. If you fold 20 hands in a row the raise. I'm going to be running and you just lost your nice starting hand that you've been waiting for. When I feel like I'm playing super tight and people know it, I'll make a raise preflop that I'm very sure will win then show my low hand. After that I go back to playing tight.