Loose and tight play

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!