{"id":2535398,"date":"2024-09-21T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535398"},"modified":"2024-09-25T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:30:53","slug":"fish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Fish in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A fish in poker is a bad player who doesn\u2019t know much about the game strategy and is very likely to lose in any given session unless they gets lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is somewhat of a derogatory term so no one likes to be called a fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is not one strict definition of a poker fish. In general, this type of player makes fundamental <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-strategy-tips\/\" title=\"Poker Strategy 101 \u2013 How to Win in Poker More Often\">strategy<\/a> mistakes, whether they <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/hero-call\/\" title=\"Hero Call Definition \u2013 Learn What A Hero Call Is In Poker\">hero call<\/a> too much with weak hands, <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/bluff\/\" title=\"Bluff \u2013 Learn What Is a Bluff in Poker\">bluff<\/a> way too often, or <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/barrel\/\" title=\"\">barrel<\/a> in too many pots \u2013 or a combination of these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players love having a fish at their table as a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/villain\/\" title=\"Villain Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Villain in Poker\">villain<\/a>, but because of the nature of the game, even these players win sometimes. When this happens, the best course of action is to stay silent and not berate the winning player, as this may cause them to leave. Upsetting a player who\u2019s perceived to be a fish or a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/whale\/\" title=\"Whale Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Whale in Poker\">whale<\/a> is referred to as \u201ctapping the glass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fish in poker is a bad player who doesn\u2019t know much about the game strategy and is very likely to lose in any given session unless they gets lucky. It is somewhat of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"parent":2532079,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2535398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"author_image":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tadas Peckaitis","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitisgmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A fish in poker is a bad player who doesn\u2019t know much about the game strategy and is very likely to lose in any given session unless they gets lucky. 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