LAG (loose-aggressive)

Also: loose-aggressive, loose aggressive

A style that plays many hands and plays them aggressively. In skilled hands it is the most profitable style because it puts constant pressure on opponents; in unskilled hands it is the fastest way to go broke.

Example. The LAG in seat three has raised six of the last ten hands and 3-bet twice.

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