Are Poker Sharks Always Aggressive?
Friday, January 8th, 2010Shakespeare said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. In the poker world, we use names and labels to project images at the table. One of the most popular labels that get bandied around is poker online shark. The instant connotation is of a predatory player that attacks weaker players to feed off of their inexperience. It is very important that we look a little more closely at this definition. After all, are poker sharks always aggressive?
The unexpected answer to this question is that online poker sharks are not always aggressive. Despite the name, these players can be conservative players who rarely take risks. All that a poker shark needs to be able to do to deserve the name is to win consistently at the table. They can do this using a variety of different tactics. Poker sharks know that conservative play sometimes works, and sometimes aggressive play works. They have the skill to adapt and take their playing style from aggressive to conservative when necessary. Poker sharks are actually just highly skilled players that everyone else perceives as predatory because they are “preying” on their weaker skills. In conclusions, poker sharks are not always aggressive, but they always win.
