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What Is Aggressive Player in Poker?

A player who bets or raises frequently relative to calling.

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What it means

Aggression must be interpreted with position, stakes, and sample size.

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A practical example

An opponent often bets turns after taking the lead on the flop.

Where you will hear it

Texas Hold’em, Omaha where applicable. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Related concepts

Tight-PassiveA style that plays few hands and rarely applies betting pressure.Explore ↗Exploitative PlayerA player who deliberately adjusts to opponents' observed mistakes.Explore ↗Loose-PassiveA style that plays many hands but more often calls than raises.Explore ↗Balanced PlayerA player attempting to avoid obvious, repeatable strategic weaknesses.Explore ↗RegularA player who appears frequently in the same games or player pool.Explore ↗

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Study this idea in a wider poker context, then return to the dictionary whenever a term needs a closer look.

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex