So I'm playing a fair amount of $1 SNGs, both 9-handed and 6-handed, but there's an odd situation that comes up quite often that's sometimes really annoying to deal with.
The situation is this: there are a lot of morons playing these micro stakes SNGs (which is good, because they have really helped my ROI :p), but that also means I've been down to four players in the second blind level, because players are going all-in left and right. So there I'm sitting with my usually decent stack of t1300-t1700, while the other remaining players often have more (because they won their races...).
Now I've heard arguments for going for playing much looser here, but I'm generally still sitting there with well over 30 big blinds, so I really don't mind waiting for at least somewhat decent cards. But then people say, 'no, you are so short handed, and the others have so much more chips, you should play much looser here'.
I guess an argument can be made for that, but isn't it far more optimal to just wait for the good/decent cards to come, and use those to try and win pots from the loose big stacks? After all, the best way to beat loose players is to be tight, but many people still tell me to loosen up a lot. I do loosen up a bit, but not too much, because that'll just get rid of my edge, which is knowing that I can outplay these guys quite easily using the right strategy. But imo, the right strategy is to just stay tight in these situations.
So am I correct here, or are there really good arguments for loosening up as much as some people suggest?
