LAG Holdem is Small Pot Poker

[bigslikk]

I've been experimenting with a looser style of play lately with mixed success. Ultimately, I must say that I believe TAG players should try playing like their looser nemeses. It's good to learn how to play basic LAG holdem so that you can better get inside loose players' heads at the table and make some better reads.

A major point that I've picked up playing loose holdem (suited Kx, suited Ax, sc's, sg's, small pp, 89o, 2 gappers, other junk) is that you are basically betting most of the time post flop (against 2-3) on draws, bluffs, mid pair, etc. hoping to steal or suckout. Also, you're usually bailing against any significant resistance. The fun part is when you pickup a strong hand, and Tight Tad is tired of you taking every pot + outdrawing his beloved AJ, and starts contesting a huge pot with you.

Anyway I'm just posting this to say that info picked up from playing LAG can help your TAG game- like when a LAG player is calling your huge bets on every street, he's not necessary behind .

[MiJ]

ive had success playing weaktight against LAGS (i think its the only time i advocate playing weaktight) ...but it works , when i pick up a strong hand I just let the LAGS try to bluff me off the hand and before they realize i have a monster t , they've lost half their stack to me ......let me note that most LAGS ive played at 100NL suck and stack off..fairly easily ..a large majority of them are in my BL...eventually I'll learn how to play LAG, it looks a fun style to adopt ....

[Wyvver]

I just read the NL section in Doyle's Super System, and he talks about the same thing: Stealing small pots with his loose/aggressive style, then gambling for big pots with that money. I'm not sure I agree with the last part, especially the way Doyle puts it (playing for big pots even when he knows he is the underdog) but I definately agree that a lose aggressive style of play means making most of your money by stealing small pots with cbets and semibluffs, and winning the occasional huge pot where you really have a hand and no one believes you.

[Miffed22001]

tagg>lagg (coming from a slag)

I could say loads on this subject but ill leave it at that.

Good cards make laggs think their style is better