Is poker a game of aggression or strategy

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It´s a clever agression game. If you be agressive when needs to be and should be wiser to fold looser hands.
 
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Both. You have to be aggresive ,but you need a strategy to win in certaiin situations and against x player.
 
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Aggression is part of the strategy.
 
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both
 
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Its both. There is time for both.
 
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Strategy is the over all plan. Aggressive play is just one of the tactics used to carry out the strategy. And aggression can come in various forms. Check raising is usually seen as a tactic or strategic move but you could also see it as simply an aggressive move to induce a fold. Donk betting with a controlling bet is often criticized as a weak play yet the player making the play might see it as an aggressive move to throw off the opponent and induce a mistake or perhaps nothing more than getting to the next street on the cheap.

There are lost more examples and they all add up to show that aggression in poker is actually a somewhat complex topic.
 
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Poker is definitely a game of strategy, and aggresion is one of the many key elements to your strategy.
 
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Of course, a strategy that includes bluff aggression and, most importantly, size
 
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Even with the fact that pros and frequent tournament winners love to mix tactics, aggressive and tough poker strategy is a safe starting point for a beginner.
 
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I think it depends on the temperament of the player, but I am more inclined to consider poker a strategy game. A player's aggression does not indicate his skill or experience.
 
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Aggression is a part of the strategy. U can't win much playing passively, so the art is to choose right time for your aggression.
 
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i would say a bit of both, but more strategy then aggression
 
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Dhembhe said:
Is poker a game of aggression or strategy?
Isn't it both?
If during a tournament or a cash game there is always a need to be aggressive at some point. You could argue that that is part of a strategy.
At least it is for me.
 
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The best strategy is agressive strategy.
But you need to know when to be aggressive.
 
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Poker is a game of every single occasion.
 
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I believe it involves both.
 
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Poker is a game of many fundamentals

Poker is a game of aggression and strategy, and if you know how to do both you will be a very profitable player. There is a youtube channel with the name, bCp-PokerReplays, with the replay of the final tables of big Mtts and that count on the presence of the best players in the world of online poker, if you notice the best players are the ones who bluff the most and know how to do this at the best times, they know how to use strategy and aggression. In poker you need to be knowledgeable on many fundamentals, have patience, know which hands to play from each position, which more to play 3bet light, which hands to call 3bet, which hands to defend in big, which hands to play flat calling, which stack size go All in vs open, poker is a very complex game and it takes a lot of study and a lot of practice. It is not a difficult game to be profitable, just study and practice, I recognize that I do not study what I should, but the secret to being a good player is to study and practice a lot.
 
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Poker is not a game of aggression but it is a game of strategy. The strategy depends whether you are playing cash games or tournaments. If you have a solid strategy the chances of winning will get higher. In order to do so, practice everyday and for sure you will improve your game. Good luck at the tables, mate.
 
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Definitely a mix of both factors for sure. Strategy you are using constantly during a poker game. Aggression is used in situations when you need to attack, otherwise it can become a bit useless if you are using it every hand. You still use it a lot though to keep control when you are up and to keep other players off there game.
 
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both otherwise you wont ever win a tournament

you wont always get good hands to win with so you need some bluffs to get chips
 
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Both, definitely and if you play too passively you will not generate big pots.
 
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Poker is an aggressive game, especially Hold'em. If you don't want to be aggressive, then you don't need to play or expect to win. Poker is full of conflicts, so this game is not suitable for weaklings. Aggression is the complete and absolute opposite of inactivity and passivity. This way of playing poker, instead of invariably equalizing bets and missing a move, involves a large number of raises, that is, raises. The main, even the only goal of aggressive play is to make a profit.

The most important rule: use aggression masterfully. Those poker players who use their skill, to put it mildly, not very skillfully, may well become easily predictable and, therefore, negative. Constantly improving your skill and observation skills will bring great benefits. You will be able to make the right decisions and pick up the distribution bank more often.
 
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In modern poker you need to play aggressively otherwise you will often be bluffed)
 
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Definitely strategy. Aggression is part of it.
 
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Poker is a strategy, aggression doesn't always help you win.
 
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