FWIW I'm not calling this flop.

I don't think that overcalling here is a typical mistake of a Tagfish though.

+1

Bluffing into tiny sidepots.

I agree with this a lot. Actually your DC series has helped me a lot because I had never really looked much at went to showdown stats of the villain to decide if I should 3-bet light with hands that are not easily dominated. Adding this to my arsenal has really helped my game vs. tags.

(btw you are losing money if you are not signed up at DC and watching Oink's series)

Yes, I see this one a lot. They bet bluff catching hands or make pure bluffs in tiny side pots.

The main thing I notice about TAG players that don't play well is that they aren't flexible. They are level 1 for the most part and tend to make rule-based plays instead of flexible plays based on the tendencies and range of hands that their opponents have.

Some examples:

- They raise a hand like 44 UTG or 3-bet a TAG's UTG raise with ATo in a high rake game.

- They semi-bluff in spots where either they have little fold equity against their opponent's range or their opponent is the type that never folds.

- They play small pots too aggressively (see MacGuyV's example).

- They raise in spots where they are either tying or losing (not overcalling for example).

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[x] Assumes everyone 2 barrels dry boards
[x] Bluffs with showdown value
[x] Assumes villains make the same bluffs he dpes
[x] Gives off 3 more BB than a good TAG would

BB is a posting 2p2er.

Poker Stars $10/$20 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Pre Flop: Hero is CO with Q 9
2 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls

Flop: (4.5 SB) 5 9 A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

Turn: (3.25 BB) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls

River: (7.25 BB) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

ugh that is bad