Imagine two perfect players playing heads up.

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In theory all poker strategies can be beaten so there can be no perfect strategy. Every single hand is its own situation, so no perfect general strategy is possible.

The only game where I have ever seen a strategy that I couldn't beat was limit holdem heads up vs. a top level hyper aggressive opponent, and the hyper aggressive strategy can be used at no-limit too, the whole point being in the correct semi-bluffing vs. not bluffing percentages.

In theory it doesn't matter then how the opponent plays; he will not beat it no matter how he plays. I don't think it works at no-limit because of lesser pot odds, but for some degree it will.

Adjustments to strategy need to be made if one wants to make the most of one's perfect strategy.

The human experience and human error factor are other factors; some have more experience, more talent, make less errors.

[indianaV8]

> In theory all poker strategies can be beaten so there can be no perfect strategy.

Kind a nonsense you said do you realize it. In theory there is a poker strategy that CANNOT be beaten. Watch the movie beutiful mind for more information.

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In NL this game would never see the flop until there was a preflop coinflip.

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This makes no sesnse whatsoever. These are hypothetically "perfect" players, but they still can't see each other's cards. There would be plenty of calls due to pot odds and for other reasons both preflop and beyond.

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but what if both players have x-ray vision, the ability to predict the future, unlimited strength, and the ability to create a stack of chips so large that they themselves could not lift it?