I used to be loose aggressive (even though I thought I was semi-tight), but once I read the basic/bronze articles and just started playing like it (even a bit more tight than that), I purged my LAG (loose-aggressive) stats to see how much better I do playing TAG (tight-aggressive).
I've now played TAG for 5k hands in 1/2 cent,
BB/100 = 15.7,
$/h = 1.32. I even had a bad streak there, but they really don't matter. There is little to no variance on the 1$/h on average. 32$ profit in 5k hands. You can get out of 1/2 cent in less than 10k hands. If you six table 100 hands per table, you get 600 hands per session. Although it's better to 3-4 table when you're trying it out for the first time(s).
Forget about limping hands like KJs, KQo etc... face cards like that are basically just useful for attempting steal on the BU or CO and only IF the blinds have a reasonable VP$IP/fold BB. More often than not, the loose guys are also semi or hyper-aggressive, and if you don't hit the flop, you have to fold. All "semi" good hands just drain your winnings from the monster hands.
The only hands I basically play in party's 1/2 cent are pocket pairs (any), AK, Ax suited if you're in position (either late position limp with many limpers, blind steal, or blind limp), and AJ+ (for blind stealing, you need to play these according to the opponent's VP$IP as well).
Call with pocket pairs (only against deep stacks, short-stacks can't pay you back enough even if you hit a set. Short-stacks are your enemy, avoid them, unless you got a made hand pre-flop). Raise with pocket pairs like 8-9 (but not from UTGs). Sometimes you might even want to limp if you're in middle position and you have some VP$IP 50-80 guys after you. Pocket pairs are also good for stealing the blinds in late pos.
Limp/fold with Axs (or steal from CO or BU). Use discretion with these also. Don't play these from UTGs or early middle pos, you will have to fold to a raise.
AJ+ play depending on your position and opponent's VP$IP. I don't really play a lot of A-face hands, since you basically need them in late pos.
KQs - only face card hand you should limp with (and even that in late position to a multiway limp pot).
Remember, there is NO point in trying to bluff a complete calling station. This goes for cont. bets as well. If you don't hit the flop in a steal attempt with AQs against a calling station, DO NOT CONT. BET!
The only hands you call a raise with are pocket pairs. 3-bet with AK and pocket pairs 10 & above. 3-betting with pocket 10s is not always the best idea either, depends on the opponent. If a guy with VP$IP/100 = 4 player raises from UTG, you're most likely beat without a set, so no point 3-betting.
It's super simple, and you can multi-table very easily, since you don't play a lot of hands.
Always join the tables with highest "player per flop" and high average pot sizes.
Bet sizes you take directly from the articles, there's no sense betting 6 cents into a pot of 30 cents on the flop.
Don't commit to multiway limp pots unless you have the nuts (set, ace nut flush etc..). If you're on a nut flush draw, call raises according to mathematics.
Protect your monster hands against flushes etc... don't slow play against calling stations (unless they're also hyper aggressive, basically on tilt), just get the money in pre-flop, then keep firing after.
It's super simple. Just don't tilt when a retard hits a 1-4 out on the river, or a runner-runner, shit happens.
Win big with big hands, avoid losing with weak-medium hands. You can usually play like 70-100 hands per table, before even the biggest idiots realize your 3-bet is a monster.
If you spot another TAG, and they start showing hard aggression from blinds or UTG, get out the way (unless you got KK AA). Other tags are most vulnerable on the blinds (they won't defend blinds against raises unless they've got it big), and late position (where their hand range is bigger).
Just read the basic/bronze articles on the strategy section, they are 100% perfect for 1/2 cent. When your title turns to "shark" in
poker-edge.com player search, you're doing it right.
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