Quote Originally Posted by ChezJ
ok first of all, the statement that LAG and TAG play the same postflop is absolutely false. TAG's are smart enough to make laydowns postflop when they are clearly beaten. LAG's may or may not. there are maniac LAG's and there are disciplined shark LAG's, and the two are extremely different.

secondly, citing the "Style Wheel" post is totally meaningless, especially considering that if you read the whole thread, the entire concept of the Wheel is debunked therein.

thirdly, if you are not a consistently winning player, then i hardly think that LAG is where you want to be going right now. you need to get a mastery of the TAG approach, philosophy, and discipline before branching out into more creative schools of play. LAG is not going to get you anywhere but in deep shit at the lowest stakes of poker.

yes, you may see a maniac LAG kicking ass for 1-2 sessions but in the long run they lose and they lose BIGTIME. trust me, i loan money to one on a weekly basis. a disciplined shark LAG style is only going to be effective at higher stakes where tight players abound.

ChezJ
thats not completely true.. i find a ton of TAG's at NL 50 on party

and playing LAG against them works really well


but you are right, it takes alot of discipline, which i dont fully have down yet..

the important part of playing LAG is getting really good at hand reading. you cant destack someone unless you know you can beat their hand, and know their hand is good enough that they wont lay it down.