why do some poker games have ridiculously passive play from everyone
What gets missed is friction. A lot of passive tables aren’t “scared,” they’re lazy and slightly confused. Home games have house rules written on a napkin, live rooms get tourists, and online/crypto casinos add that lovely layer where people don’t trust the cashier, the limits, or whether support exists if something glitches. So they default to limping and seeing one more card because committing feels like paperwork. Same thing in cheap sit and gos, especially when half the table still treats early position like a waiting room instead of a real spot to bet from. Annoying as hell if you actually came to play though