Quote Originally Posted by Black Panther
What is Counterplay?

Counterplay is one of Aok's strategys. I cant be bothered to find the post right now but its basically for beating very loose-passive full ring games that are filled with calling stations.

He basically says "If they are going to call you down with anything they have connected with e.g. bottom/middle pair +, and they are going to call big bets on the turn and river in small pots then it is better to wait to see if you will make your hand before you bet".

You start with the same sorts of hands as the TAG style.

You play all pocket pairs, AK-AT, KQ-KJ, suited and unsuited connectors 45+ and you play Axs.

There are 2 groups of hands.

Group 1

AA and KK.

Limp preflop from any position, if it is raised behind you then reraise to isolate. If the pot gets big then just push.

Group 2.

Preflop raises are going to be very rare at this table. If there are alot of preflop raises then you shouldnt be using counterplay.


QQ-22, AK, AQs

Limp from any position and call a moderate preflop raise.

AQo-AT, KQ-KJ, 45+,46+, Axs

Limp from any position. Fold to a moderate raise. Be more willing to call small raises (when pot odds are large) with suited connectors, suited Aces. Dont call raises with Big offsuit Broadways.
If raises are slightly common then only play these in later positions.


Postflop Play

check/call with anything worth playing that is less than top 2 pair (e.g. draws with good odds, TPTK).
Bet/Raise with top 2 pair or better

That is all.

I probably made a few mistakes in there but I dont think its too far off.

The theory is that if they are going to try to draw out on you what ever you bet, but they are going to call you even if they dont, then you are better off seeing if the turn is safe before you bet, but then making a nice big bet on the turn that they will call anyway.