TIGHT AGGRESSIVE vs. LOOSE AGGRESSIVE

**BUKII** · 03-11-2009

I just want and opinion on what the forum feels is the best type of play to engage into. Personally, Im a cash game (1/2NL) player, with the exception of a big buy in tourney every now and then. I lean towards LOOSE AGGRESSIVE. Any rebuttals, feedback commentary?

**Pinguaq** · 03-11-2009

Loose aggressives are ATMs, tight aggressives take much more effort

**22Fish** · 03-11-2009

In a table full of tight agressives or tight passives the loose agressive will profit.

In a table full of loose passives the tight agressive will profit.

In reality the tables are a mixture which leans towards loose passive so especailly at low limits TA seems to play better.

**Xopods** · 03-11-2009

Whichever your opponents don't think you are.

"The fundamental goal of poker is to create the biggest possible difference between the way your opponents think you're playing and the way you're actually playing." - Howard Lederer

TAG works well at lower stakes because it goes unnoticed by most donks... they only notice the players who are playing a lot of hands and/or seeing a lot of showdowns, so if you're quiet most of the time, and take the pot down quickly when you do play, they forget you're there. LAG doesn't work as well, unless you're catching hot cards, because the fish can't help but notice if you've raised six out of nine hands in the last orbit. This is in addition to what 22Fish says about them being loose-passive to begin with... getting all LAGgy on them only makes them looser and more passive. Also, their memory is short, so playing LAG for a few hands as advertisement for your TAG play later doesn't work.

Against better players, an ABC TAG game won't work, as they'll figure out what you're doing and play LAG themselves to beat you. Consequently, the correct style is "no style." You need to be switching gears constantly to stay ahead of whatever your opponents are doing to try to adjust to you.

**Brokerstar** · 03-12-2009

As Bruce Lee says:

" When my opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand"

Same goes for poker.

Brokerstar

**diemos** · 03-12-2009

Its all situational and depends on people you play with. I've noticed once you win few showdowns and show them ur cards, they give you their respect, once you have that, you can control the whole table anyway you want to, bluff raise and etc.

**sabbatage** · 03-12-2009

im curiouse why you've only asked about agressive play.
between the two, id have to say tight agressive will give you less swings. However if your in a hole, it will be much harder to get out of it if you maintain your tight play

**Xopods** · 03-12-2009

Originally Posted by sabbatage

im curiouse why you've only asked about agressive play.

Because passive play is generally losing play. The only real exception is against an extremely loose-aggressive player, in which case checking and calling extracts the maximum in bluff value when you have a fairly robust* hand.

*: "Robust" is a term I use for a hand which, if it's currently ahead, is unlikely to be drawn out on... e.g. bottom two pair is strong, but extremely fragile. TPWK + NFD is less strong, but quite robust, as not many weaker hands are likely to draw out on it... OESD has 6 outs, middle pair between 3 and 5, etc.

**mek882** · 03-25-2009

Originally Posted by 22Fish

In a table full of tight agressives or tight passives the loose agressive will profit. In a table full of loose passives the tight agressive will profit.

^^^ Agree 100% -- Do the opposite of what the "entire table image" is doing.

**Sid_07** · 03-31-2009

Personnally I play the table not a "style" but I only play 2 to 3 tables at a time

I have had sessions where one table I was 18/15 and another table where I was 33/25. Just depends on on table dynamics.

Really what some of the others have stated. Do the opposite of what everyone else is doing

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