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Cartoon poker table with the six player types side by side, each labelled: the Student taking notes beside his theory books, the GTO Guru with a solver grid on his laptop, the gloomy “I'm never lucky” player under a rain cloud, the grinning guy who calls everything, the old-school gambler in a flat cap holding his cards, and the Shark watching in a black jacket

Culture · 14 min read

Six Types of Poker Players You'll Meet at the Table

The Student, the GTO Guru, the guy who never folds — six characters you'll find at every table from Belgrade to Las Vegas, and which one you should actually become.

Vanilla Poker·Aug 27, 2026