TAG (TAG)

Also known as: Tight-Aggressive, Tight Aggressive

Tight-Aggressive: plays relatively few hands, but plays them aggressively. The classic solid winning style.

A TAG (tight-aggressive) plays a relatively narrow range of hands but applies pressure with bets and raises rather than calls. This combination — fold the junk, attack with the good — is the most reliable winning baseline in poker.

Tight: disciplined opening and calling ranges; low VPIP, avoids dominated and trap-prone spots.
Aggressive: takes the betting lead, 3-bets for value and as a bluff, c-bets credibly.

A TAG profits because opponents face constant pressure with fewer easy reads. Contrast with a LAG, who adds many more hands and far more aggression (harder to balance), and a nit, who is tight but too passive and predictable. Among winners, most regs are some flavour of TAG.

Example

A standard TAG opens ~20–25% of hands, 3-bets a polarized value-and-bluff range, and rarely just calls — every entry into the pot comes with initiative.