Quote Originally Posted by DBL0SVN
Quote Originally Posted by Chopper
its time to learn LAG....as much as i dont want to. if i can read hands better, avoid marginally losing spots, but punish marginally winning spots, and open up appropriately from CO+, i consider that to be worth its weight in DUCKETS!!
Ok, so you have different opening ranges, but are LAG and TAG really that different when it comes to postflop? Is it that different whether you have AK or 89s in your hand when you miss the flop? With both you are going to consider a cb, bet the scare card on the turn, fold if villain plays back hard etc. My point is that it is not helpful to consider LAG and TAG as 2 wholly different ways to play poker. The points you mentioned above apply to any game LAG or TAG - just good aggressive post flop poker.
i think i see where you are coming from, and basically, i agree. but, what you are not considering, imo, is just HOW MANY "tough spots" you put yourself in when opening your range up.

a "TAG" will be in marginal spots when missing flops, 2barreling, etc. but, just by the nature of the increased number of hands a "LAG" is bloating a pot with, he will be in a marginal situation FAR more often. not to mention, he will have players "laying for him" and playing back. the TAG will be getting more respect, and his bluffs dont need the timing of the LAG because of this. thus, forcing you to rely on reads and a greater post flop game, than a "TAG."

whereas a "TAG" can fall back on powerful cards and kickers to get him through said tough spots, a "LAG" has a bigger decision to "push or back off," and its largely based on OPPONENTS, not CARDS.