Poker has many skills, but luck has a 30% chance of winning.
I don't think it need a precise strategy.
I like the sense of humor with the percentages
Reminds me of Phil Hellmuth answering how much luck is in poker: "Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck."
Joking aside, no strategy would not have some drawbacks to it; poker is no different.
The secret is to play less hands. Patience wins and be aggressive with good hands. No slow playing. And sometimes, like Phil Helmuth says, you got to fold the best hand.
Playing tighter certainly has many virtues, but note that this does NOT impact variance at all! Playing less hands simply means you'll lose less often but also win less often. Pocket Aces are still about 85% favorites against a random starting hand - doesn't matter if a nit holds the Aces or a maniac.
if you are on your lucky day you will break a pair of aces with 72 off, and nothing will stop you from winning that specific tournament, but after that you will have to learn to play unfortunately.
Depends how "seriously" you are about winning. There is nothing wrong with
bluffing 72o at casual homegames and having fun, but everyone knows that this objectively bad starting hand is not something you want to habitually play if you want to win long-term. What pro doesn't "mix it up" or play 72o to alter their table image? However, I'd start learning to avoid hands like these now. Why wait?
there is no general strategy, poker is dynamic, you have to be able to adapt at each table
+1 I think too many players set up a game "strategy" but then never adapt; it is okay to change game plans mid-game. Maybe an opponent is getting out of line, or perhaps the blinds and antes rising changes the effective stacks etc. Never altering "strategy" at all might be an exploitable strategy in itself!
I think the only strategy that increases your chances of winning is to stay patient, always stick to bankroll management and never play with junk. This strategy works and usually gives me good results.
Nice.
Poker is a dynamic game where many play-styles and strategies can be winning ones, but all of the successful ones also share some things in common. Patience is one of those virtues. Even a successful LAG player is patient for the right situation. Patience is not just about nits folding all the time; it can also be patience with hand selection or when to "make moves."
As for bankroll management, I don't know if I'd consider this a strategy per se, but if it counts, then it is a must for ANY play-style!