Re:I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app wit...
by fallinditch on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @05:20PM
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Probably a dumb question but when I watch poker on TV I see that the aggressive players tend to win, so why do the losers let themselves get intimidated?
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Re:I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app wit...
by SaltyBackendGuy on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @06:47PM
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Aggression generally wins the day but pay attention to the size of the bets and their position. Generally, you want to make a lot of small bets to show action (they can fold for a minimal investment) and leverage table position to make other players make hard decisions.
Re:I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app wit...
by reillychase on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @05:36PM
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Oversimplifying for sure but if you're loose and aggressive against a tight aggressive player, you're going to make them fold most of the time and win a small amount by applying pressure on bluffs but every once in a while if you get too aggressive and they call you because they have a monster hand then you get wrecked
Re:I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app wit...
by hawk_ on Thursday October 09, 2025 @01:27AM
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In poker, like in trading, the key is knowing when you have an edge and being aggressive but also knowing when you have a losing have and cut your losses. It's the balance that makes a good player/trader.
Re:I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app wit...
by NitpickLawyer on Thursday October 09, 2025 @01:39AM
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> the key is knowing when you have an edge and being aggressive but also knowing when you have a losing have and cut your losses
So basically "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away, know when to run." :)