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Originally Posted by ShadowInq
This. I don't really think you're a LAG if you're just playing tons of hands IP.
Good thing the point isn't to play LAG but to crush the game
I think the mystique of playing LAG can derail posts like OP.
To me, what he's saying isn't rocket science. I developed essentially the same style on my own. I remember years ago taking a few months and single tabling 50NL online. It's funny to think what a chore that felt like then vs only playing live now, but in context of my play, it was a pretty dramatic undertaking (before that I 4 tabled, after I ended up 18 tabling).
Anyway, I made it a goal to start playing more and bigger pots in position, so I started loosening up my calling range and raising a lot wider. I single tabled so i could really focus on the change in play and see the difference while also improving my hand reading. I found that I stopped worrying about being dominated because playing in position gave me a much bigger advantage, and the few times I got out kicked I was able to play pots in such a way as to minimize the damage. I honestly think people make way too big a deal out of being dominated when choosing starting hands, especially in position.
At any rate, the live tables don't play the same so I've had to adjust (and I had to adjust as I moved up to 200NL and 400NL online back in the day), but the principal of 'play bigger in position' still rules with me.
My strategy ends up as:
In EP, look for reasons not to play hands.
In MP, play based on raw card strength.
In LP, look for reasons to play hands and raise if possible.
Of course, table dynamics affects these decisions, which is why I 'look for reasons'.