% of flops seen

[zacsdad]

If we are talking tournaments (MTT's) whats a good # to be at?

My last 4 tournaments I have played I was at:

22%
27%
18%
24%

Does anyone have any info on the #'s, I have read where if you see more than 30% you need to revisit your starting hand requirements, has anyone else read this?

Under 20%, are you considered tight? too tight?

What is ideal I guess is what I am trying to get at?

TIA for any input,
-ZD

[zardnok]

In 3 table SNG tourneys, I am 50ish% out of the blinds, but out of other positions, I am only about 20%. I mix it up a lot though, so it is hard to say really what my percentages are. I go from extremely tight to maniac pushing and raising incessantly. I get on rushes and just flow with it. I may go 30 minutes or so where I see 10% total flops and then spend 10 minutes at 75% of flops with big raises and big hands shown down. Not sure if it is "correct", but it works for me.

As for larger tourneys, 10+ tables, I defer to some of the other members with more MTT experience. I am super tight in big tourneys and have never placed in the money in a tourney over 5 tables, so my advice would probably not be worthwhile.

Iplaycards has been rocking the MTT world lately. Maybe he has some thoughts.

[biggle10]

Does anyone have any info on the #'s, I have read where if you see more than 30% you need to revisit your starting hand requirements, has anyone else read this?

Under 20%, are you considered tight? too tight?

What is ideal I guess is what I am trying to get at?

TIA for any input,
-ZD

Was this for MTT's or just Hold'em in general? If you're playing cash games, a common rule of thumb is around 17-18%.

Personally, I'd love a Saw Flop % of 100% in a MTT as I'm getting dealt AA every hand.

[zacsdad]

MTT's

[puckhead23]

This can also vary based on the cards you're being dealt. I don't have poker tracker, but using the stats that Party and Ultimate Bet give, I've had tons of good cards and see 35% of the flops, and bad streaks of cards where I'm seeing flops 9% of the time, but my starting requirements aren't really changing.

It's key to take your hand histories back to the replayer and review your play after a tournament. I generally wait a day so looking at it is a fresh experience for me. It's amazing how much you can learn about your game through this kind of review. I think this will tell you more about whether you're playing too tight or not than a straight percentage will.