Loose and tight play

1. Strategy: Fixed Limit Loose and tight play

2. 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?

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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!