Yesterday I passed the entire day studying bluffing strategies for TAG play. It just didn't work most of the time, no matter my bluff! Here's why:
-Fishes will call no matter what. I didn't even trying bluffing those, because I know it's just a waste of money. And there are LOTS of fishes, which you only win by value-betting and winning showdowns.
-Nits will fit-or-fold, so they will usually fold flop unless they have stuff. Also, since they play very few hands, they get married to them: they ignore the double boards, flush and str8 boards. They won't give up top pair, so it's also useless to bluff.
-LAGs: I found that these guys fold a lot to a good bluff. Not a top pair bluff, a really good one. Calling and re-raising their agression even with air is effective because they are scared they are dominated. The problem is: there are very few good LAGs at NL2 and NL5 which are going to fold easier.
I AM a winning Tight player at NL2, but playing a very straightforward approach. I am very predictable, but that doesn't even matter because opponents are not even looking at their opponents. I really wish to improve my ''red line'', but I'm just not getting it done.
What should I do now? Keep trying to improve red line in micro limits or just beat these limits with the standard play to learn a more agressive play at NL10 when I have the bankroll?
Crimson
