Is there a name for this?

Wynton · #1 07-07-2005, 07:35 PM

In my last few sessions at 3/6, I've noticed a lot of players who seem to go to war on the flop, and then end up slowing down dramatically when their opposition stays in the hand. Often the same player who is super-aggressive on the flop ends up just checking down on the river.

I almost never saw this at 2/4, but seem to run into a fair amount at 3/6.

Is there a name for such a player or word for this type of tendency?

sublime · #2 07-07-2005, 07:57 PM

[ QUOTE ]
In my last few sessions at 3/6, I've noticed a lot of players who seem to go to war on the flop, and then end up slowing down dramatically when their opposition stays in the hand. Often the same player who is super-aggressive on the flop ends up just checking down on the river.

I almost never saw this at 2/4, but seem to run into a fair amount at 3/6.

Is there a name for such a player or word for this type of tendency?

[/ QUOTE ]

LAG?

Wynton · #3 07-07-2005, 07:59 PM

But do LAGs typically slow down on the river? I don't have that much experience playing LAGs and this would be helpful to know, if true.

Buck_65 · #4 07-07-2005, 08:03 PM

It's called mis-applied aggression. Did you expect to find a different answer?

btspider · #5 07-07-2005, 08:04 PM

[ QUOTE ]
But do LAGs typically slow down on the river? I don't have that much experience playing LAGs and this would be helpful to know, if true.

[/ QUOTE ]

if they kept it up on all streets, then they'd be a maniac.

sublime · #6 07-07-2005, 08:08 PM

[ QUOTE ]
But do LAGs typically slow down on the river? I don't have that much experience playing LAGs and this would be helpful to know, if true.

[/ QUOTE ]

players like this become more common as you move up/play SH. these are the easy ones to deal with. the suckas who c/r turns are major PIA.

Wynton · #7 07-07-2005, 08:13 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
But do LAGs typically slow down on the river? I don't have that much experience playing LAGs and this would be helpful to know, if true.

[/ QUOTE ]

players like this become more common as you move up/play SH. these are the easy ones to deal with. the suckas who c/r turns are major PIA.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm glad to hear they're easy to deal with, even though I haven't figured it out yet. What just happened to me is I ran into 3 of these types at one table, with usually 2 of them going to war on the flop, and little ole me caught in between with second pair or some kind of vulnerable hand. Couple of times, I ended up folding the winner, and a couple of times I ended up against an actual strong hand.

Playing one of these at a time doesn't seem so hard. But what do you do when up against 2 in one hand? Any simplistic, general advice to offer?

Wynton · #8 07-07-2005, 08:24 PM

And one more question: is there a reliable way of looking at PT stats to distinguish a LAG (who presumably slows down on the river) from a true maniac (who never slows down)?

Considering how people keep observing that those aggression numbers can mean different things, I don't want to jump to any unjustified conclusions.