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We can see lots of aggressive players being successful, but what we don't see, is all the aggressive players that fail - and that is the overwhelming majority.
That's what I've noticed too. Overly aggressive players rarely make it to the paid places. They may stay at the top for about first 30 minutes of tournament, but then they are out after losing a couple of all-ins to players with really good hands. It's a known fact that over-aggressiveness can be exploited.
And not everyone likes to play aggressive, you should play the way it suits your style and not try to force something that just isn't there. You should always work on many aspect of your game - and that can be getting more aggressive - but a change to a playing style that is totally opposite to your temperament won't work as well imo.
True, but without bluffing at all you can't win the game, right? I tried many times to raise only with a really good hand, and it just doesn't work. Your chips keep disappearing before your eyes, until you decide to play with worse hands than before, but it's too late already.
Imo, mixing the two, aggressiveness and firmness, is a good idea. What do you think?
In general, having a good financial background definitely helps you mentally, but it's only one of many ingredients of being successful in poker.
Agreed. Yet, being helped mentally is a good advantage, when it comes to poker, right?