Loose and tight play
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Loose and tight play
Strategy: Fixed Limit
► loose▫ Play a lot of hands▫ Continue to aggressively play weak hands after the flop as well.
► tight▫ Play less, select hands▫ Does not play weaker hands aggressively on the flop
► TAG▫ Carefully selects his/her starting hands▫ Only continues to play hands with a high expected value, but only aggressively
► LAG▫ Plays a lot more starting hands than the TAG▫ Also continues to play weaker hands aggressively
What do these terms actually mean?
► Better pot odds expand your selection of starting hands
► You play differently against loose opponents than against tight opponents
► You only play semi-bluffs if you think there is a big chance of your opponent folding
► A bluff or a semi-bluff is better to try against a tight opponent than a loose opponent
The game
► Make your selection of starting hands dependent upon your opponents
► Speculative hands like suited connectors gain a lot of value in loose games, because you will get paid better
► You should play more draws against loose opponents
► Avoid slowplay
The game
Summary
► Bluffs / semi-bluffs against loose opponents are usually not worth it.
► Speculative hands gain value against loose opponents.
► Bluffs / semi-bluffs against tight players are considerably more worth it.
► When playing against tight opponents, consider the selection of your starting hands!
► Speculative hands are not really worth playing against tight opponents.
Good luck!