Is tight necessarily 'safe'?

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While it seems safe to play tight, is being so naked to the opponent a safe option?

Must mix it up between Loose and Tight or you will be stomped on if you ever move to the higher stakes in my opinion.
 
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I find you have to mix it up or you run the risk of getting bullied out of hands
 
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Yeah mixing up is the new style im playing it works
 
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I find that the really tight players are one of the easiest types to play against. They are easy to steal from and easy to bluff. If they do play a hand aggressively I run for the door unless I have the nuts.
 
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I not long ago started a different game tactics are aggressive and you know, I have gained much more value and chances to win than a tighter player
 
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I think you don't understand tight correctly.
 
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I've seen that on the micro stakes I am playing ($0,25 mostly), if I don't play tight on early tournament I get rekt a lot rofl
 
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It all depends on the structure of the tournament.
 
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Tight or loose, you will have hands that lose.
 
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yea true u gotta change style, specially later on in the tourney
if u keep playing to tight ppl will notice and simply fold most of the times
if u really wanna play tight bluff once in a while and show them your bluff
ppl will get irritated and calling u easier next time btw i'm no pro far from that
so i might be wrong but i think it does work for me many times
 
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I think the game/table you are in is a very important dynamic regarding how to play. There are tables I won't open anything but primo, won't cbet bluff without equity. There are also tables that I am bluffing loads.

I think adjusting to the game, and your opponents is what's really important.
 
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Defining tight play as just playing premium cards will be easily discovered by the players at your table and you will not get payouts for your hands.. mixing is more effective and using different playtricks will let you be not so easy to read for your opponents
 
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If you change tables regularly then you can play tight for safety without people getting a chance to pick up on the strategy and punish you.

If you are facing the same players over a longer period than you need to mix it up a bit to keep them off the scent.
 
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Since I recently play poker, I try to play tight and this brings my results, if you play too aggressively, you can quickly lose the tournament.
 
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