Two Styles

Recently i have been playing 8-11 tables, running 16/14. I've been winning (though not much), but certainly this isn't the best method to becoming a great poker player. So, to supplement that style of play, i am also going to have sessions during which i open up my game considerably. Today i had my first such session, playing four tables but running 26/23. I'd like to get my VPIP to at least 30, but today was a good start. My plan is to alternate evenly between heavy multitabling and playing much looser. I hope to become a better hand reader and get more experience in marginal situations. It's likely this approach will also greatly confuse the 200NL regulars!

I got the inspiration to start opening up my game after looking at benny's operation thread and seeing him dominate his games running 30/20 - something. Seeing Sauce and ISF talk about LAG play in a thread P4's started in the HSNL forum helped encourage me as well. Sometime last year, Sauce had actually suggested i at least practice opening up my game, but at the time i wasn't able to do so. Mostly this was because i wasn't yet competent at playing a solid TAG game. I'm confident that isn't the case anymore.