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Originally Posted by supern0va
Lozgod's post is good but really #2 is what matters. TAG play crushes really bad loose play that you can encounter at the micros. I agree with your assessment at the start of the post that it is basically like getting paid to be patient and you will only get a handful of spots where you make all your profit.
#1 can make a difference but it is the micros. There are lots of good tables. Still you are learning so if you can play at a table with lots of worse players then all the better for you.
#3 is usually misrepresented as if you can only be always TAG or always LAG. In fact you sort of presented it that way in your first post. You can even play the same hand and situation in a LAGgy way sometimes and a TAGgy way the rest of the time. I would encourage you to keep experimenting with it some especially when you think you are against a favorable player type. Great players can do both and will switch between them if appropriate.
That being said, if you want low stress profits at the micros put on your TAG game and go get 'em.
I agree. Table dynamics matter. If you are in a FR game with a bunch of NITs it is probably +EV to play LAG.
When I play in a Nitfest my range gets really loose from LJ on and the closer to the button the looser. When everyone is folding you can steal from anywhere at the table except UTG, UTG+1 usually (Full ring). Also when you consider players will miss the flop 60% of the time you can go maniac post flop with cbetting flops and turns.
Another example is against TAGFish (good stats weak players) I will play loose and isolate them with a wide range 3betting from LP.