I'm asking because I want to become that opponent!

For me, it's the guy who's constantly in the pot and not afraid to bet or call when it's his turn. It's also the guy who re-raises me when I have a decent hand.

So why don't I do that? Because it seems like when I do I don't pick the correct spots, or the guy calls or 3-bets. I guess I've suffered too many beats where the opponent simply has a better hand. Yes, it's something I have to figure out.

for me its definately a good lag

Its tough to put these guys on a hand, when you are playing a tag you sort of know where you at in a hand, its alot tougher with a good lag. I dont mind bad lags as much, esp when im in position

The opponent I'm not expecting.

It's the nit who plays almost nothing for two hours, and then shoves three hands in a row. He gets folds on the first two, out of respect, and just when we realize we're being played, he's got a bigger stack now -- and I'm starting to worry that this time he does have a real hand.

Or it's the calling station that check-raises on a wet board when I really didn't need to take a shot at it with TPGK.

Opponents who play one style consistently can be challenging, but there's no reason to come unglued against them. Opponents who shift gears quickly and skillfully will always be tough.

Good LAGs are tough because they're constantly in your face and forcing you to make decisions. In a cash game you can counter with 4 bets and stick it back in their face, but tournaments can be ugly. You don't want to play a high variance game, but you can be forced to.

However, learning how to play good LAG is a process of playing rock first, then good TAG, then slowly building in more LAG aspects to your game - like the light 3bet ranges ppl are describing in your other post. Take a close look at wowsooted's post in your other thread and the sequence he describes with light betting T8hh, cbetting, then picking up additional equity (mid pair, draws) ott and barreling again with new equity + fold equity. That's a classic LAG sequence. If you're called ott then you're giving up a lot of rivers and it's expensive, but you've given yourself 3 chances to win the pot - raising pre, cbetting and barreling. That's good poker. And sometimes you hit trip 8s on the river too...

Just remember that the best way to play any table is to note the prevailing table dynamic and player types, then counter those. If the table is tight, play looser. If the table is wild, play boring tight poker and c/c post to keep V bluffs in range. There's no one style that is optimal in all circumstances and the toughest player to beat is always the one that is constantly adjusting to and countering the table dynamic and specific player types. Lord Gamblor becomes fairly easy to pick off after a while.

gl

Hardest - a lag who catches cards
Easiest - a lag who is bricking