Poker strategy is a mix of pot odds, probabilities, implied odds, false tells, table image, reason to raise, reason to call, loose play, tight play, aggressive play, passive play, various percentage combinations of loose, tight, aggressive and passive in the play.  Opponent-strength based play, undetermined opponent strength based play, short handed play and many more. Of all the elements making the poker strategy the reason to bet, call and raise forms the cornerstone in determining the overall output of the play.

Winning in poker is commonly assumed to be a matter of luck.  Most comments on a poker winning usually relates to how lucky one is with winning the games, especially when they are frequently outplaying every time or most of the time.  Though luck has a substantial role in poker, the luck part of the game ends with the pockets.  The rest of the cards in the community board are still a matter of chance and skillful application of poker tips in the play.