to answer the questions.

First, I've played this up to $2/4 NL. All the testing was done on 1/2 NL. My normal game is a set of mixed 1/2 and .5/1 nl tables - because there generally aren't enough of one or the other where i play most. And I play counterplay anytime the preflop average of players in the pot is over 45% on a normal 10 player table. If it's 40% or low and normal preflop raises and bets elicit "standard play" reactions, like folds, limiting the field and only having players stick around with decent cards, then I play standard TAG play.

Preflop I see about 12-15% of the hands preflop, standard position play. I scanned the list and it's alot looser than I play. Here's my rule, if i don't want to call a raise with it preflop then i only play it in late position (which is button and 1 off). Obviously i'm checking with any 2 on the BB - not a min raise with anything i wouldn't normally call a raise with anyway. To give you an idea of how much tigher I am, I wouldn't play J8s in any position at any time unless i'm doing it for free on the bb. I will limp Axs and Kxs in late position or complete the bet on the blinds. Q9s is another garbage hand i don't play, I don't play 2 gapers, I rarely play 1 gapers where the low card is below T. I'm not a big fan of KT0 but i will play it in late pos. I play truly quality hands based on position. I only call raises with ak (AQs) and pp t and over. When I make my hand I want it to win. And if you look at counterplay i only raise preflop with AA and KK from very late position, or if I call in from early/mid position and get raised then i reraise big. And if I "declare" my hand with a big raise then anyone who call pf better make their hand on the flop because I'm going to put them ai when the flop hits and i have aa or kk - or bet at least 2x pot. I play true suited connectors 9t and better based on position. kqs i'll limp early and call a min raise if i think i'll get the pot odds i need and it won't be reraised behind me. other than that i'm looking at mid to late pos. If you don't understand why position is important, it has to do with information and knowing what you're investing and the pot odds BEFORE you involve yourself in a hand - which you can't know from early pos.

counterplay is a very specific game. now i do bluff, as it says, but when i do it's after i've dragged some big pots with large turn or river bets, and I bluff big.

i hope this helps, i know the orig post isn't all that clear. when i have time i'll add to it, and as i respond to questions it might get clearer. I can tell you that PLENTY of good players are probably pulling their hair out at this whole line of thought. TAG is a proven way to play. However, in some situations it's sub-obtimal. Tight is my natural style. But AGressive can be replaced with Passive and gain better net results - which is what this is about. In the end, when your hand is made and you have the information you need going AGressive is the play. Counterplay is a way to minimize loses and still get good wins, TAG is a way to maximize wins but you'll have bigger swings and bad beats playing a 50%+ preflop table of fish.