akaRobbo
Visionary
Silver Level
So at 5NL (6max) where im currently at, its basically made up of TAGs and fish, I basically never encounter good LAG players. TAGs are said to be prone to counter aggression, and if the control of the hand is taken from them, they are pushed out of their comfort zone.
At the moment id say im still a TAG player, but eventually I want to become a LAG. So today I just had a session where I made the point of applying more counter aggression, particularly on C-bets.
When in position it was remarkably easy to pick up pots, simply by putting in a re-raise after a C-bet, when completely missing the flop. Typical play I encounter goes a bit like this:
Someone will raise to 15c, 1 or 2 callers, 3-4 folds. Pot size will = 30-45
Pre-flop raiser will C-bet 20-30. Nearly always 1 fold, then if the C-bet is called, 2 will progress to heads up on the turn.
So today, after the C-bet of 20-30, if I was in position id make it something like 65-95 and id take down the pot nearly every single time. On the very few times I did fail to get them to fold, Id just shut down and fold after the turn, no big deal, they obviously had a hand.
I just felt I needed to make this thread because of how successful re-raising the TAGs who C-bet was, it was like taking candy from a baby. Some of you should maybe give it a shot if you don't already.
So I guess id just like some information and tips of when to conduct this play. Obviously position is a must, what type of boards does this work best? What players should this be used on more than others? How many times can I get away with doing it, without people clicking onto what im doing? Is this only very effective because im at micro-stakes?
Thanks in advance guys
At the moment id say im still a TAG player, but eventually I want to become a LAG. So today I just had a session where I made the point of applying more counter aggression, particularly on C-bets.
When in position it was remarkably easy to pick up pots, simply by putting in a re-raise after a C-bet, when completely missing the flop. Typical play I encounter goes a bit like this:
Someone will raise to 15c, 1 or 2 callers, 3-4 folds. Pot size will = 30-45
Pre-flop raiser will C-bet 20-30. Nearly always 1 fold, then if the C-bet is called, 2 will progress to heads up on the turn.
So today, after the C-bet of 20-30, if I was in position id make it something like 65-95 and id take down the pot nearly every single time. On the very few times I did fail to get them to fold, Id just shut down and fold after the turn, no big deal, they obviously had a hand.
I just felt I needed to make this thread because of how successful re-raising the TAGs who C-bet was, it was like taking candy from a baby. Some of you should maybe give it a shot if you don't already.
So I guess id just like some information and tips of when to conduct this play. Obviously position is a must, what type of boards does this work best? What players should this be used on more than others? How many times can I get away with doing it, without people clicking onto what im doing? Is this only very effective because im at micro-stakes?
Thanks in advance guys