Is the trick to MTT table play is just tight?

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Hey guys, I seem to have SNGS mastered.. for the most part at micros, but more importantly just wondering is MTT at micros just as simple as just staying tight all the way to the bitter end or say until its like 6 left?

Just wondering cause I've had some good cashes but I find myself losening up to early, like I might raise 4bb or something with 8-9 or KQ in lp or even ep sometimes and find people just shove over the top this is when blinds are 300/600 plus when I'd think this is when to start bluffing etc

I dunno I just ALWAYS seem to get caught out when I may overvalue my hands, its gay cause mean just waiting for the nuts/good hands all game makes it a bit tiresome really especially when you see the fishy fish with stats of like 50/12 be chip leader. and heres you on average stack or whatever I dunno my gameplan is to open up a bit before blinds get too high because I don't like having to rely on coinflips just to make the bubble, but for some reason this goes sour more often than not.

I always stick to the same way of raising too, 3bbs if a fish called before me I might raise it a bit more etc, but more often than not I stick to playing each hand the same and I only play about 18-21% of hands on average anyways..
 
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I only play about 18-21% of hands on average anyways..


There`s nothing wrong with that. It`s a perfectly reasonable VPIP percentage for a tournament player.

Areas where less experienced MTT players typically fall down, and which you might consider in relation to your own game, are:

Positional Awareness - playing out of position (unless with a monster hand) will force you to make tough decisions post-flop and will increase the likelihood of error.

Aggression - you should be raising more than half of the hands you play.

Stealing - as the blinds rise, you should be looking to maintain your stack size by capturing the blinds regularly. Since you will not always pick up sufficient strong cards, you must be prepared to do this by targetting weaker players and raising their blinds without the comfort of good cards.
 
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Yeah that positional awareness I've got noted more often than not if I'm playing weaker hands its mp at the earliest, again thats very dependant on alot of things, and aggression I've got that noted to if anything I'm raising at least 3 quarters of the hands I play, I dunno its just it seems that if I raise from lp/button it appears I must be stealing pretty much dunno why but thats how they percieve it.
 
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I do fairly well in MTTs (not making a living at it by any means but I make more than I lose) and I do play quite tight. Specifically, I run 15/8 overall and 14/6 in the Green Zone. I should probably steal a little more, but there are a lot of calling stations in micro MTTs, and trying to steal against calling stations just makes their biggest weakness a strength.
 
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