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anderson697
Rock Star
Silver Level
Absolutely not. That's what poker is about, using games and strategies to carry out your mission, keep the pot. If your friend does not defend what he has and is left intimidating unfortunately he will remain a loser or in other words a bad loser, I believe that in poker you have to know how to lose and win.
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dregan
Legend
Platinum Level
Poker is primarily a game. And as in each game, the winner is determined by the ability not only to take advantage of successful chances of winning , but also to do everything possible to win under bad circumstances.
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bellicoso
Visionary
Silver Level
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rafffinamore
Rock Star
Silver Level
depends on the point of view, it is not fair for those who lose money, and even players who loses money he needs to lose several times to win a good prize, life is also like this .. I do not think fair loses my AA X T9 , that hit a full house on the flop, but is the game right ?!
Poker is fair when you understand the essence of the game!
Poker is fair when you understand the essence of the game!
DeN4iK310882
Rock Star
Silver Level
You forget about the fact that poker is a game of investment. We never know whether our investments will meet our expectations. Therefore, fair play is out of the question. In poker, we always take risks. And who does not risk, he does not drink champagne!
NWPatriot
Rock Star
Silver Level
Poker is as fair as any game. The rules are identical for each player, so how can it be anything but fair? If you don't like what another player is doing to you, you must come up with a counter strategy, within the same set of rules as he/she has, and get your chips back.
Is chess fair then? A grandmaster can kick your but at chess everytime - so playing against him isn't really fair. However, in chess, you both know everything about your current situation in the game - the pieces are where they are and how they can move is known by both of you. It is just that one person knows what to do given that particular situation, and the other doesn't.
In poker neither person knows everything about the situation - hole cards and cards to come are a mystery in poker. This is what makes poker such a great game. If you prefer a game that demands a high level of strategy and contains complete knowledge of the current situation, then chess may be what you seek. If you like a game that demands a high level of strategy and has unexpected twists and turns to keep you awake at night, then poker is for you.
Is chess fair then? A grandmaster can kick your but at chess everytime - so playing against him isn't really fair. However, in chess, you both know everything about your current situation in the game - the pieces are where they are and how they can move is known by both of you. It is just that one person knows what to do given that particular situation, and the other doesn't.
In poker neither person knows everything about the situation - hole cards and cards to come are a mystery in poker. This is what makes poker such a great game. If you prefer a game that demands a high level of strategy and contains complete knowledge of the current situation, then chess may be what you seek. If you like a game that demands a high level of strategy and has unexpected twists and turns to keep you awake at night, then poker is for you.
EVA777
Rock Star
Silver Level
With such views you can not play poker! This is, firstly, the GAME! And secondly, bluffing is a special trick in poker!
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sibird
Rock Star
Silver Level
As i can understand he is afraid of "big raises" which causes him to fold and which leads him to think that poker is not a fair game.
I think you posted the right remedy for my friend. He can play fixed limit hold'em where one can't raise beyond a limit. He can also play another form of hold'em where every one on table has to go all-in and winner is decided after river is exposed.
No limit hold'em is a fair game where patience and courage are tested all the time. Someone lacking these qualities indicates that he need to move on to other forms of hold'em.
pirateglenn
Legend
Bronze Level
Poker was never designed to be a game of fairness, it is skill and luck based.
Skill at poker will get you so far and then luck will either make you or crush you, this is why we never see anyone totally dominating poker, yes we see regular winners who pay and put themselves in specific situations, those good enough, learn from those situations but ultimately Poker can never be fair as it represents probability and luck and unpredictable human behaviour and error.
If people on your table raise you every time or regularly when you end up with having the best hand - then dont fold and play the hand and back yourself more..hindsight is a wonderful thing but i would rather lose having made a decision than as opposed to making no decision at all..
Skill at poker will get you so far and then luck will either make you or crush you, this is why we never see anyone totally dominating poker, yes we see regular winners who pay and put themselves in specific situations, those good enough, learn from those situations but ultimately Poker can never be fair as it represents probability and luck and unpredictable human behaviour and error.
If people on your table raise you every time or regularly when you end up with having the best hand - then dont fold and play the hand and back yourself more..hindsight is a wonderful thing but i would rather lose having made a decision than as opposed to making no decision at all..
ammje
Legend
Loyaler
I think that poker, to fool your opponent, in a given situation is, I think that differentiates players.
A skilled player, you can detect patterns in the rival game, and exploit, for bluffing, a good player knows when to bluff, I think the best player in that respect is isildur1, at least playing HU, the detected patterns in the game of his rivals, and then destroys.
A skilled player, you can detect patterns in the rival game, and exploit, for bluffing, a good player knows when to bluff, I think the best player in that respect is isildur1, at least playing HU, the detected patterns in the game of his rivals, and then destroys.
sidenotch
Visionary
Silver Level
Be Braver
Sometimes ya gotta just be a little bit BRAVER and match their bet, or have confidence in YOUR cards and go all in. I will agree with you about the fairness as being a "question" I think online poker is "less" fair than in person, with real flesh and blood folks. Ya never know if you're facing a "BOT", or a person with a double ID and they are just trying to bait ya into a hand. Either way, keep on fighting the good fight. Poker is meant to be fun..it's a random game of "gambling"...that pretty much says it all
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Shep15jon
Enthusiast
Silver Level
That’s the point of poker. It’s not just about the cards you are dealt, it’s how you play them and how you play the people in front of you.
If all you ever did was only play killer hands, you’d be folding almost every hand you get dealt and would get blinded out of every tournament you played in.
If all you ever did was only play killer hands, you’d be folding almost every hand you get dealt and would get blinded out of every tournament you played in.