Loose Blind Steals - the LAG Approach
by PokerStrategy.com
2. Preliminary remarks
One of the reasons that tight poker is successful, is that one avoids difficult decisions. If you play loose, you'll
often face complicated situations which require a high degree of
concentration and discipline, and thus it is not suitable for extreme
multi-tabling. On the other hand, this method is capable of
generating ROI values on six tables which exceed those of a tight
player on 12 tables by far.
The moves in this article only
make sense with a certain stack size and as long as neither you nor the opponents are in Push-or-Fold mode yet. You should always
plan your hands ahead, i.e. in a way that you are always able to give
up a bluff and still continue playing comfortably. It is necessary to
have well-trained post-flop skills and to realize that while you will
create a loose image, you will have to deal with the fact that the
opponents will bluff and check-raise more often.
Due to the
increased tilt danger associated with this method, players who are
prone to go on tilt should rather stick with their familiar tight
game. On the other hand you now get more value for your own strong
hands.
If you master the mentioned moves, you should only
open fold for deception on the button and in the small blind. In
high, tight limits you can even use these moves from the first blind level
onwards. Many tight players will tilt when confronted with such a
playing style.
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