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LAG in Poker — Strategy, Stats & When to Use It

Here's a clear definition with real-hand context, plus how it connects to the rest of your strategy.

Quick answer

LAG — Loose-Aggressive — playing many hands, around 25-32%, and betting them hard.

In more detail

The counterpart to TAG: a wider range, more bluffs, more pressure. It wins more pots and swings harder, and it punishes players who fold too much. Hard to run well, because a loose range makes every later street a harder decision.

Common questions

What does LAG mean in poker?

The counterpart to TAG: a wider range, more bluffs, more pressure. It wins more pots and swings harder, and it punishes players who fold too much. Hard to run well, because a loose range makes every later street a harder decision.

Related terms

NIT
An extremely tight player who only enters pots with premium hands — around 10-14% of them.
TAG
Tight-Aggressive — playing few hands, around 18-22%, but betting and raising hard with them.
Small Ball
Playing many pots with small bets rather than few pots with big ones.

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