this freaked me out... just calling nearby every button PF... WHY? .. i understand calling the minraises OOP PF but why the hell ya call on Button? later on u adapted and i liked this style more ... raisin 2.5BB and this ^^

so thx for this vid

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I normally limp against most opponents, it helps me determine how strong they are. However if that doesn't work then I adapt. Reasons for adapting may be them attacking my limps, or folding too easily to raises.

Why limp almost every hand given the fact that he's TAG and will fold many hands to a raise?

Love that this is free. I think I'm going to sign up.

THanks

An example where limping can still be valid even if an opponent folds to many raises is an opponent that does not play weak hands such as low pairs and marginal draws very well.  There can be more value letting those hands see flops and extracting value you'd otherwise not be able to get as a tighter PF calling range means higher and stronger holdings, hands generally easier to play postflop.

Taking an opponent out of their comfort zone and introducing them to some unfamiliar spots can breed a lot of profit.

That said, treat my words as an example rather than a rule, I personally raise a very wide range of buttons in many instances.

I dont like the limps all the time. Okay, its okay for 3-4 hands to figur out his style.

But Limpin so much is a leak for me sry. I dont like it against an TAG. If you raise preflop 2 or just 2.5 BB you can attack so much A, K, Q, high Flops with a C-bet if you dont hit. And we know that in NLHE we dont hit about 65%. 

EDIT: Its ok to limp against an Maniac who 3-bets everything and doesnt fold to any C-bet, but against an TAg i openraise my medium and strong hands imo

This strategy is pretty standard. I prefer a more creative approach ;)

i do not know what TAG refers to, but I do prefer the limp style more often than not raising mostly AJ,AQ,AK, and JJ and up. Everything else I am for the most part looking to take advantage of surprises hits when i flop a set or especially if I limp an A(10 or below) I can extract lots of value when an ace hits, cause it's not as obvious that I have it.

and btw you're response to the guy at 14:30 was very nice...

Im sorry for saying its a leak. Im sure and I know that youre a good, solid winning player(for sure better than me). I understand that good player(like you) will play small pots to take their advantage in postflopplay. You have more space to move at turn or river.

And I saw that you are balancing your openlimps by just completing or calling strong hands like AT, AJ and on.But wouldnt it better to openraise just 2 or 2.5BB after you saw hes an TAG and can fold. By limping you give him the chance to hit with all his trashhands like 72,83.. which he normally would fold pre. And you are always playing vs a 100% range because you cant figure his range. If you raise you can widely know which range you are up against postflop(like 22+,A8+,K8+,Q9+ and SuitedConnectors)

So for you as an very good player this style is maybe working very good but for others(like me or beginners) maybe it would be better to openraise against TAGs. Or?!?

Ah... why is this instructor so passive??? I mean... limping AQ, failing to c-bet a lot of flops against this tight guy, min-raising PF and not even bothering to steal some blinds, etc, etc... Maybe I'm much more inclined to an aggressive approach to the game, but even for a tight approach (which I also respect, really) this guy looks far too passive for me.

You can tell that by his voice, too.

Well... but I do like the way Cog adapts to his opponent and keeps a good reasoning all along the match, despite the swings he has on his stack. Nice work, but I still think that a bit more aggression could have made things easier.

your clear consise and make sense all the way

the only bad call was that Ax hand but most people will call there

but I thought when you dicussing it before you call you  might fold

do you still do coaching

Thanks, yes I'm still coaching. If you're interested then please contact me.