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CommonZens
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hello everyone. Hope you're all in the mood for a mental exercise.
I am trying to make a mental picture of what the idyllic TAG player strategy would look like. Of course the play style of everyone should change depending on the circumstances, however for this thread let's suppose that at the beginning no one at the table has information about the hero, the hero does not bluff, and he will play exactly how we propose to, without considering how his opponents had played in the past.
My proposal is the next one:
PRE-FLOP. only bet/Raise big or fold
-Any position: AA,KK,QQ,AKs
-MP or LP: JJ, TT, AKo, AQs
-LP: all remaining pairs (99-22), all suited aces, Ace with high kicker (AQo, AJo, ATo), suited hands bigger than TT (KQs, KJs, KTs, QJs, QT, JTs) and suited connectors (T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s)
POST-FLOP. makes calculated raises
-If he makes a hand: bet/raise
-If he makes a draw: call or raise as little as possible until he makes a hand or fold against big raise
-Fold anything else
We all learn that for a beginner the best strategy is to be a Tight Aggressive player. In your experience, do these hands approximate what a TAG player play? What are the limits of this strategy? How long can you play like this TAG in a table before people find out and began to take advantage of you? If you follow this strategy religiously will it at least let you break even? What would you change?
Remember, I am not advocating for anyone to play this rigidly. It's just for fun and also I am curious about what your thoughts will be about this. Have fun.
I am trying to make a mental picture of what the idyllic TAG player strategy would look like. Of course the play style of everyone should change depending on the circumstances, however for this thread let's suppose that at the beginning no one at the table has information about the hero, the hero does not bluff, and he will play exactly how we propose to, without considering how his opponents had played in the past.
My proposal is the next one:
PRE-FLOP. only bet/Raise big or fold
-Any position: AA,KK,QQ,AKs
-MP or LP: JJ, TT, AKo, AQs
-LP: all remaining pairs (99-22), all suited aces, Ace with high kicker (AQo, AJo, ATo), suited hands bigger than TT (KQs, KJs, KTs, QJs, QT, JTs) and suited connectors (T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s)
POST-FLOP. makes calculated raises
-If he makes a hand: bet/raise
-If he makes a draw: call or raise as little as possible until he makes a hand or fold against big raise
-Fold anything else
We all learn that for a beginner the best strategy is to be a Tight Aggressive player. In your experience, do these hands approximate what a TAG player play? What are the limits of this strategy? How long can you play like this TAG in a table before people find out and began to take advantage of you? If you follow this strategy religiously will it at least let you break even? What would you change?
Remember, I am not advocating for anyone to play this rigidly. It's just for fun and also I am curious about what your thoughts will be about this. Have fun.
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