The Loose Aggressive Style (LAG) for No Limit Holdem tournament play has developed over the past 7 to 10 years as players - primarily young internet players - found a style of play which was able to consistently beat the tighter style used by most poker players and poker professionals.
A simple explanation of the style is "play more hands which would normally be considered weak - but which flop well and can often win huge pots because the typical player is not expecting you to have that holding"
One example is opening the bidding by raising with the 7 or spades and the 5 of spades.
If you get a flop like: Q hearts, 8 diamonds, and 6 of spades, people to not expect you to have a good hand. If a 4 or 9 appears on the turn, you have a straight which is often a surprise to the other players - and if anyone else has an A or 2 pair you have a very good chance of winning a large pot.
However, even better than that you have two other ways to win the pot:
1. Everyone may fold to your initial pre-flop bet and you will win the blinds and antes right away.
2. If you get just one caller and are heads up, then your continuation bet have a good chance of winning 2/3rds of the time - when the caller does not hit the flop.
This Loose Aggressive Style has many more components than just this, and this blog will guide you through most of them so that you will be ready both to play and defend against the LAG style.
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