Quote Originally Posted by Fortune 500
As the game goes on and I develop reads, I open up my hand selection, but that's because I'm extremely aggressive and willing to live and die by my post flop game.

The simple truth of the matter is that if you choose weaker hands, you make the game harder than it has to be. You open up a variety of post flop situations with a 74 that you don't see with AA, and every hand fromt here on out becomes more difficult.

If you've reached a level of comfort that you don't mind facing these decisions, then you can open up your game... if you choose.

There's nothing wrong at all with the old "Tight is Right" credo. It's the standard because it's worked for years.

I don't recommend beginners open up their hand selection consciously too much. It kind of happens naturally as you develop confidence in your game... no need to push the envelope.
Quoted for truth. I'd like to add that making the game more difficult for yourself is the eventual path one must take to improve their overall game. I wanted to be in tight situations with close decisions. I reasoned that if I didn't, surely I wouldn't be equipped to beat higher stakes when the time comes.