I, personally, don't think that it is possible to play 'perfect' poker. Obviously you can play really well, and that should translate into wins - or at least final tables - but to me, perfect means that there is absolutely nothing that you could have done better. That means that if there was a hand you folded pre-flop, but it turns out that if you had raised you would have won it, then you didn't play perfectly.
I know that this a very strict, closed-minded, unrealistic view of 'perfect' - but that is how i think of perfect. Perfect to me implies that there is nothing better
Maybe i'm being a harda$$, but to me, perfect poker just won't happen. ever.
Like i said before though - you can play very solid, good poker - and that happens all the time. That's what the pros do. That is why they make so many final tables, and why they are pros. They consistently play very good poker.
So, maybe I should lower my standards when it comes to the term 'perfect', but this is just one guy's opinion. I'm sure some people feel that perfect poker is possible, and that is fine with me. Everyone is entitled their own opinion - otherwise we wouldn't have this discussion thread
Ok, now I'm just blabbering......
- Nick