Don't play tight, play position

Ed Miller has a blog post up about playing no-limit hold'em.

Playing tight is the easiest and most important step you can take to improve your game.

That's what he says. And, he's right if you're a losing player. Playing tight will improve your game a lot.

But if your goal is to win more rather than to loss less he's not right. Playing tight isn't nearly as important as playing position.

You should play very tight in early position, and to some degree in middle position. But not in late position. Play a lot of unraised pots from late position. That's where you'll make some money. Throwing away hands saves money, and throwing away hands in early position saves a lot of money. But play position.