| This is a discussion on LAG questions within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; Im really trying to make the transition from TAG to LAG. Especially while playing SNGs and MTTs. I have a few questions: 1. What range ... |
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| LAG questions Im really trying to make the transition from TAG to LAG. Especially while playing SNGs and MTTs. I have a few questions: 1. What range of hands do should I raising with? Re-raising with? And in what position? 2. I know position plays a big part. I tend to raise a lot in late position and in mid position if no one has entered, but what about in EP? I dont want to become to predictable. 3. During the early rounds, when blinds are small and if my table allows it, should I try limping into a lot of pots and hoping to flop something decent? 4. Should I be more aggressive PF than on the flop? 5. If I raise PF, how often should I C-bet? 6. I understand aggressive play, but what exactly is the meaning of 'loose'? 7. What should I be raising PF if Im holding a less than great hand? Im thinking 2.5x - 3x the BB, so if I get re-raised I can fold if I need to. On the flop, how much should I C-bet if I hit it? If I miss it? 8. On Bodog, I usually play the $3+.30 - $10+$1 SNGs. If Im trying to get into a more LAG playing style, would it be wise for me to continue playing at these levels? Or should I drop to the lowest level ($2+.20 Beginner SNG) so I can get a feel for the LAG style while minimizing losses? Thanks for all the help. Last edited by philthy : 9th July 2007 at 9:00 AM. |
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| well i will give u my opinion on this....yup ur right position is what it all about but its not only yr position its who ur playing against...like for example if ur a tight table u wanna be the boss of the table and rather take down bunch of small pots than play bingo and take a chance of losing yr stack. but then if u have bunch of lose players thats when u might not wanna raise before that player to act unless u have a strong hand and if ur trying to steal blidns against loose players it doesnt work very well. also u might wanna change up the raising and the best ur making the betting patterns to confuse other players. also on yr 3rd one....i would say yes definitely like lets say u have 45h and blinds r low and u limp in...and flop comes 2c 3s 6d just an example...and if ur up against a tight player and lets say he/she is trying to slow play u with AA and a lot of times tight players will push all in thinking they r safe not expecting u to have that 4 5 and since there is no flush draw they r not 2 worried....and then if ur up against a loose player that will play hands like A6 and crap like that he is gonna think he is good and goign to try to push u out of the pot on the flop with a big bet....always let the loose players bet in to u but dont ever let them have a free river unless u know u got the hand and they r drawing dead. personally i play lag during the first hour of the tourney and then tighten up. gl and i hope this helps ( im not very good at explaining stuff but i tried) lol |
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Not to be an ass or anything, but WHAT? |
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going to go through his post now to try to figure it out, one second let me quote it. I will also get to your origional post in second. Quote:
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I dont want to change my style completely. I want to have a better understanding of it. Especially for when I play MTTs. I can make it deep playing TAG, but not deep enough. And if I do manage to make it really deep, Im usually short stack. I have a hard time mixing up my game sometimes and I really think If I have an understanding of how LAG play works, I might be able to do better. So, all in all, I just want to get a better understanding of a LAG playing style and hopefully, mixed with a TAG style, I might be able to do better/place better in MTTs, MTSNGs, etc. |
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1- 1st hour start of by playing lag and looking at a lot of flops if yr table lets u....a lot of times u might hit str8 and even a flush with small suited connectors which will get u a nice big pot. 2- i honestly hate how a lot of ppl try to just grind it to make it in to the money....i think if u can win one big one it will make up for the other ones so that means sometimes u have to take risks if u want to be a looose player like for example daniel negreanu i think he is a loose player but he knows when to fold 3-if u want a nice chip stack and want to ft the tourney u have to be aggresive during first hour and get a nice stack to take the tourney down and if u just sit tight and have about a medium stack then at some point ur going to have to bingo and u cant always win coin flips and crap like that. 4-u got to get used to the table ur at...if ur a tight player....raise when u can to make yr hand look strong ( also know when to fold and watch out for traps) but if ur at a loose table with a lot of ppl raising and goign all in every hand just wait for a very strong hand and bust one of them since a lot of loose players like to play A rag...A7 and crap like that. 5-2 be honest phil ivey could come in here and give u tips....but actually its all up to u...u have to be able to adjust to the players ur playing against. and i dont know if u watch poker on tv or not but for example daniel negreanu will raise u from sb or the button with a hand like 89 suited and a lot of times he will take it down on the flop ( he wins a lot of small pots but thats live) so i would suggest not to get all tricky and crap like that on here especially on pokerstars cuz u know u some of the bad beats 6-and one last thing...make sure when ur chasing u know u have a lot of odds...u wont always hit but if the other player is betting small and letting u chase then do it...but i really hate putting my stack in on a draw i like to have the best hand when im all in....also sometimes u just have to say f it and take risks to build up a nice stack. it just depends if u think ur lucky enough to hit or if u think ur not 2 lucky and ur not hitting 2 many cards. this one is up to ya. |
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are you going to push all in to avoid someone chasing a flush? of course not you want them to chase that flush. Its a 33.3% chance of hitting so if you bet 3/4 pot guess what the odds are incorrect but he might still call which is what we want. Why the hell would you want to chase a draw out is beyond me? Like you said if you know he is on a draw then the hand is sooo simple to play. You'r betting patterns should not change during the hand or you are going to be sooo readable. Flop comes down 2 spades and you bet 3/4 pot he calls, turn no spade 3/4 pot and he calls river spade he check and you check behind, he catchs flush. Now replay that hand 10 times and see what your profit is since we will win 7 of those hands? we are folding the river no matter what so we win a lot more then we lose in this hand. You shove all in on flop because you are scared of the flush draw then you are losing so much value in your hands. |
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| not trying to pick on you but some of these are really really way off. Quote:
the biggest problem I have is with #3, I think this could not be more incorrect. |
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