[BJK]

One thing to always remember is that a lot of books that cater to beginning poker players are going to recommend that beginners play tight until they learn the game enough to make adjustments. It's the best way for someone to learn while not losing too much money. However, you also have to understand that most beginners tend to play a LOT of hands (like 60% to 70%). To these players, seeing less than half of all of the flops might seem like something a rock would do.

I follow a mentality that any two are playable under the right situation, but most hands really take a perfect situation to play. Let's take the infamous 72o, for example. I'm going to fold this preflop 95% of the time regardless of what kind of pot odds I'm getting, but if I'm in late position with no one in the pot in front of me, I might just raise with it every once in awhile.

Keep in mind, though, that I make plays like that because I want to get paid when I do hit a hand. These effects are much less in limit than they are in no limit, but in general, I accept the fact that I have to make a few -EV moves here and there to increase my +EV situations when they come up.

But this all will always depend on the other players at the table. With a lot of experts at the table (which I try to avoid), I need to be tricky and do a lot to disguise my hands. With beginners, I can play straightforward and still be profitable.