is this a good strategy for online mtt

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i play low buy in online mtt's usually between 2-11 dollars. What my strategy is to only watch the 2 players to my left and the 3 players to my right as i am more likely to play pots with these guys. I make a tally of how many times the 3 players raise when they are in position and the size of the raise and wether or not they folded to a 3 bet and what hands they made a particular raise with if it got to showdown, also if they limp into pots when the action is folded to them, if they do that more than twice i can assume they are new to poker and relatively weak player and i will try to isolate him when the time comes. I also make a tally for the 2 to my left of how many pots they call when the raise was 2 bb and how many they will fold if it was bigger so i can steal there blinds and get a caller when i pick up a strong hand. i also try to work out whether they are tight or agressive so i can widen or narrow my range when i decide to play against them. I am still relatively new to online poker so im not too great post flop but with these little bits of information i can kind of put my opponent on a hand. Does anyone think this is a good basis for a strategy to begin with and then once i have mastered this move on to bet sizing post flop?
 
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It is a good strategy if it works for you and if you don't get moved to another table or your opponents don't get moved to another table.In small tournaments it can work but in big tournaments you will have to keep a poker software that keep charts and other players data so you don't have to depend on a small amount of data.
 
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As they say, there is no One right way of playing the game.

Your strategy is very unique and to me unheard of.

Please do update us on this thread as to how exactly your strategy helped you.

Narrowing down the field by studying only opponents to the left and right of you is very interesting.
 
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You need to build a larger sample against most villains as it is far to easy to misinterpret short run play as a heater or a person on tilt.
Obviously position plays a great deal into the poker game however I would not place my tournament life on a tiny assumed sample of anyone.
 
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Be easier to just get a HUD it tells you all that information on every player.. I don't currently use one I should though
 
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