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Message: [QUOTE="dmorris68, post: 2219934, member: 40397"] They were almost certainly sitouts then, and not bots. Bots, even dumb ones, aren't going to automatically fold every blind. They have a programmed range that they're calling with and raising with, perhaps even bluffing with. TAG is a far more profitable style than nit. Nits lose value because everyone just folds when they do take a stand, so they tend to barely beat the rake unless they're playing such insane volume that their low winrate translates into bigger hourly rates. But to be a successful TAG you must also learn how to apply aggression properly, or it will cost you even more money. Playing junk aggressively would be a LAG style, or loose-aggressive. The worst of these you'll often hear called "LAGtards." With the right skills, LAG is the most profitable style, especially when confronted with a lot of tight or nitty players, because you can run over the table with any two cards. However it's also subject to the biggest swings as it's a high variance style. You have to be keenly aware of when to shift gears and which players to tighten up against. As such, it requires more of an advanced skill to apply properly, unless you have a comfortable bankroll that can withstand large swings while you're learning. Part of learning poker is learning to adjust to each of these styles. However it takes time and practice to learn, so beginners should stick with the fundamentals of ABC poker and play a TAG style for the most part. When there are LAGtards playing junk aggressively, you note who they are and value town them on your strong hands, or try to see cheap flops with your speculative high-implied-odds hands. Otherwise you stay away from them. Don't be nitty and fold to any aggression when they play back at you, because presumably you're only entering pots with a value range. Learning to read board textures and honing your post-flop skills is crucial, and when learned you can widen your range considerably, but until then it's a lot easier to play post-flop when you play a strong pre-flop range. [/QUOTE]

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