What to make of my play today

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I took the day off today and found time to play the $5 + .50 $500 guarantee on Bovada (finished 31st & didn't cash). I might have cashed if not for a rather egregious error on my final hand (shoving with AQ against an early raiser that had me covered and had AA). But that isn't the point of the thread...

I saw 116 hands in the tournament in a little over 2 hours. I won 6 hands preflop with a raise. I also folded 3 times preflop to a re-raise or 3 bet (not including folds from either blind). I made it to the flop on 23 additional hands. So first question - is that too tight? Actually seeing the flop 19.8% of the time; attempting to get to the flop 27.5% of time?

On the 23 flops, I connected with top pair 8 times. Oddly enough, I never connected with 2nd or 3rd pair - just top pair. I never had a flush draw or open-ended straight draw. A recall one gut shot draw, as well. Of those 8 top pair connections, I won just 5 - getting out-kicked on one; folding to a shove when my top pair was 8s on another; and the final hand when my AQ paired the Q but ran into pocket Aces. So my 2nd question is, should I feel lucky connecting like I did - or is that pretty slim pickings?

Of the 15 un-connected flops, I didn't keep track, but I know I won probably 6 or so with continuation bets, and lost the rest.
 
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20% is already quiet a lot for me, normally i am playing more tight in tournaments and with stats like this in low stakes SNGs...
If you play more tables you will notice that you automatecally more tight.until ypu play only monsters 32 tabled ^^
 
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You're seeing too many flops. MTT's I'm usually 10-15%
 
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You won almost half the hands you played 11 out of 23 so you played one to many. :)

Really it depends on the table you are at some times you should play more some times you should play less. However I think winning half the hands you played is pretty good.
 
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You won almost half the hands you played 11 out of 23 so you played one to many. :)

Really it depends on the table you are at some times you should play more some times you should play less. However I think winning half the hands you played is pretty good.

+1 There will be times the poker gods give you great cards which will make you play more hands,I'ts important to get to know your opponents and try to get max value out of your good hands.
 
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Nice feedback...thanks everyone. I read Negreanu's "Small Ball" book which may lead me to play more hands than normal. Of course, i don't recall him ever saying what pct. of hands you should be looking to play. So I may be calling too many preflop raises just because I have position.
 
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