Pelion - the original poster didn't give specifics on his hand, so it's hard to judge what kind of value he could be missing out on. I understand what you are saying though.. I would compare it to not playing QQ (preflop) in a way that only KK/AA can play with you, and (against a tight opponent), not playing KK in a way that only AA can play with you.

nutsinho - best of luck to you. To anyone trying to learn on this forum, the examples he gives are absolutely terrible.