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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
In the game of odds, a clearly odd call is a very serious argument/accusation. High-stake hold'em poker is a game of quick mathematics involved in calculation of probabilities with each new card and ability to read other players' tells on its opening. It is safe to assume that all players at that table are equally excellent at doing the former. Making low-probability high-stake bets at that table is very suspicious regardless of a player. It is not impossible, of course, but it is highly unlikely without cheating; especially, when cheating is possible and plausible.
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Definitely not true. If everyone was playing the same and went solely by poker odds, only the house would ever win with all players losing.
Loose passive
Loose aggressive
Tight passive
Tight Aggressive
All 4 of these player types can be winning strategies or losing strategies if you are too easily read or get exploited, and you need to be aware of your table image. You play a table full of rocks differently then you would a table full of nits (even though both can look similar) much like playing a table full of LAGs can have you tearing your hair out as a nit.
Some high stakes players like Patrick Antonious are notoriously loose and aggressive and such a play from him would never raise eyebrows.
And all this, doesn't mean that Robbi Jade Lew is a good poker player just because she is playing a high stakes game. And a bad / good poker player doesn't mean that winning a hand on an odd play makes them a cheater.