 I don't think it's possible...
Perfect poker, pure and simple, would require perfect information. Obviously we don't have that.
Second best, and perhaps a better working definition of perfect poker, would be "the best one could possibly play given the circumstances". Okay, but it depends on so many factors... often on the margin it comes down to your read of some other player, and whether he's really hit his straight on the turn or not. Most of us are not CIA agents, so we probably can't profess to tell when a person is lying 100% of the time, so anyone who takes a chance and calls the would-be straight-hitter's bet is taking a chance -- and so is everyone who folds to it!
I think there are too many judgments that require instinct, reads, tells, etc to play anything close to "perfect poker". Too many decisions that could be made by coin toss. All we can do is do our best and try to improve... |