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[airmcnair8888 0]

Once a week me and my buddies play a NL Hold'em Tourney... its a 5$ buy in and we get usually around $5-10 dollars in chips (most of my friends who host them dont have many chips).. 4 colors... 10 - 20 - 50 -$1.00 with the blinds starting at 10 and 20 cents and dont get raised too often. Theres usually 2 tables of 6.All my friends are loose players that play almost every hand...Unless they got a 7 2 or 9 3 etc. Theres an average of about 4 people to see the flop. Im the only one who seems to play only the better hands and fold the others. (also seem to be the only one trying to improve my play).They always hate how I play since im more of a "tight" player. I'll raise with the big hands (4x BB?) and occasionally limp-in to mix things up. I play a small percent of the hands dealt to me when its a full table.Im not good at reading people. But i feel i am not easy to read myself :wink: . Most of the time i make it to the final table and eventually the final 4. But then.... I just cant seem to win.. i usually get third (my money back) The last tournament I was in I finished 2nd which was $15. When it came down to the final 3 we went back and forth for nearly 2 hours. I even eventually got tired of playing.I need some help on how to play when it gets down to the final 4 players. They are all very loose and call small and big bets even when they have bottom pair or two overcardsthat makes it very hard to bluff them.Most of my friends just play for fun and to get lucky. I seem to know what im doing more than any of them. It seems i should be dominating. But I'm having trouble. :!: PLEASE HELP! :!:

[Guest XXEddie]

you have no choice really but to raise, if you pikc up somethin like AA KK QQ or AKs you dont want four people with hands like 910s, KJo....and such getting a free flop

[sightless 0]

I play 5$ dollar at my friends house often as well... You are right the key is to play tight vs very loose players that gurantees you to always be in the final 3-4. Once you get there If you see that you have the best hand try to go all in couple of times. and then once if they show weakness and check over to you go all in