and he played less than one hand a round - did you consider these with your hand range?
although it is tempting to assume he is tight , you dont give any account of any hands that you have seen him play in a showdown.Just because you have observed someone playing few cards does not automatically make them tight,maybe he his card dead / situation dead etc etc, if that person limps in from the small blind and as you say he is tight what range would you give him ?? suited connecters , suited ace and small pocket pairs prehaps ?? so is it so far beyond for him to play 4h5h 22 33 Ah3h ThJh 9hTh A2or3 off suit is not out of the running even for someone who is tight with only 1 limper in the pot.
Solid abc poker with good reading skills are the only skills needed really at the micro levels, ...
I agree, but if you only use your reading skills to establish if you"re ahead (and stay in) or behind (and fold) then you"re missing an opportunity to gain chips when you"re behind against a weaker opponent.
again all i said was that you require good reading skills , i did not say anything about using them when you are only ahead..of course you use to them bluff and bet opponents off weak hands,sometimes you use them to bluff opponents off quite strong hands if you take into account your table image , but they have to be good players to achieve this someone who you know are observing hands played and have knowledge of your betting patterns.Playing mtts you need the ability to play without getting strong hands [any 2 will do in certain situations]
Prime example is the weak tight player to your right who after a raise continuation bets to much then check folds the turn to any betting on a low board [AK AQ] more than likely is there holding and its easy chips for anyone in position to bet out on the turn and take the pot, what hand you have does not matter, your playing the players tendencies.......
So jonMW what tendencies do you look out for when you are playing
honest answer , no googling beforehand , sit down , have a beer , and ask yourself do you really concentrate fully at the table when playing and take in all the betting patterns and tendencies of your opponents...