Loose-Aggressive Strategy

Which hands to play from each seat? High pressure and wide ranges.

PRO cheatsheet

LAG

Example filled in: under the gun, nobody has raised. Change anything.

Step 1: Where do you sit?

Each seat shows how many hands this sheet plays from it; the gold-er the seat, the more. A seat with a lock is in the full sheet.

Step 2: Has anyone raised before you?

UTG rangePlay 9%

Raise with these 21 hands (124 combos) from under the gun: 9% of the hands you are dealt. Fold the other 91%.

Exact · counted from the hands on this sheet: 124 of the 1,326 two-card combos

  • Premium
  • Strong
  • Raise
  • Speculative
  • Empty: fold
Premium: 3-bet / 4-bet for value
Strong: raise and continue aggressively
Raise: open and c-bet. Semi-bluff candidates.
Speculative: call to set mine / draw
LAG opens wider than TAG even from early position. Be prepared to barrel postflop.

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Why

Under the gun is first to act before the flop. This sheet plays 9% of hands here, against 12% from middle position: the later you act, the more you see before you choose, so the more hands you can play.

A loose-aggressive player opens a wide range and keeps the pressure on: a 3-bet re-raises a raise, a c-bet follows your raise with a bet on the flop, and a semi-bluff bets a hand that can still improve. The later your position, the wider you go.

Advanced style. Only use LAG if you're consistently winning at TAG first. It requires strong postflop skills and reads.

Pairs: on the diagonalAA top left, 22 bottom rightSuited: above itboth cards one suit, like A♠ K♠Offsuit: below ittwo suits, like A♠ K♦