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Is poker mostly luck or skill
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Choosing the right opponent is a skill also.Originally posted by pr0phetBut you can also make the point that when skill levels are matched, luck becomes a bigger factorComment
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Skill as in counting cards..other than that..it's a flukeOriginally posted by bringerits skill. luck is for amateursComment
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Being good at poker rests on 2 important factors.
#1. I wouldn't call skill..... but maybe knowledge?
Knowing your odds.... etc. How good is your hand etc...
#2. A mix of bluffing skills and luck (if 2 equally good players match up, the one with the good hand got it by the luck of the draw... Now if the one with the sucky hand can bluff it's gonna be interesting.)Comment
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all luck, just a time killer while waiting for your drink.Comment
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I would never go into biz with someone stating poker is all luck. Either they are really dumb or too lazy to research what they are talking about. Either one is a bad sign.Comment
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it's all luck when you dont even give a rats ass to play. i dont gamble, personally i wouldnt go into business with someone who gambles too much!Originally posted by chadglniI would never go into biz with someone stating poker is all luck. Either they are really dumb or too lazy to research what they are talking about. Either one is a bad sign.
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I hate gambling, losing money sucks. Doesn't mean I don't play poker though.Originally posted by Morganit's all luck when you dont even give a rats ass to play. i dont gamble, personally i wouldnt go into business with someone who gambles too much!
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If you are playing agaisn't less skilled players, then it's skills... but when you are all at a certain level, the luck factors become biggerOriginally posted by rayadp05I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?Comment
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you got a point there.. i was only stirring up shit to begin with; being the devil's advocate.Originally posted by chadglniI hate gambling, losing money sucks. Doesn't mean I don't play poker though.
ive really never given time to poker, im sure it's fun if you know what you're doing.Comment
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It has been proven in a court of law that poker is a skill game.
This is why poker games for money are legal even in states where gambling is illegal.
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you can be lucky and win when you have no skill. you can be very unlucky and lose depite lots of skill.
skill is what enables you to take advantage of the lucky streaks or keep alive in the unlucky streaks. Winning a tournment involves a lot of luck (ie burning people on the river rather than it happenig to you).Comment
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interestingOriginally posted by Sagi_AFFyou can be lucky and win when you have no skill. you can be very unlucky and lose depite lots of skill.
skill is what enables you to take advantage of the lucky streaks or keep alive in the unlucky streaks. Winning a tournment involves a lot of luck (ie burning people on the river rather than it happenig to you).
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yeah luck makes every thing possible but a skilled player will need it way less..Originally posted by Sagi_AFFyou can be lucky and win when you have no skill. you can be very unlucky and lose depite lots of skill.
skill is what enables you to take advantage of the lucky streaks or keep alive in the unlucky streaks. Winning a tournment involves a lot of luck (ie burning people on the river rather than it happenig to you).

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I agree but in almost any large tournment the winner got lucky at least once or twice by catching a card on the river that kept him in the game. It might have been early on in the tournament not at the final table but it still happened in that tournament enabling him to get to the final table and win.Originally posted by Adultnetyeah luck makes every thing possible but a skilled player will need it way less..
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I think 70% skill and 30% luck
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I would say more luck than skills but they both go together.Rosalia M.
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You make MUCH MORE money by knowing how to play than by what cards you are dealt. Only you know what cards are in your hand. I have won countless pots with shitty cards by making others think I had better cards then they did.Originally posted by Babagirls50/50
luck is getting the right cards, skill is knowing how to play them well.

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Luck is a factor, but a skilled player will come out on top over time. The thing about poker is that it's not always about the cards. One of Doyle Brunson's most famous quotes is that he doesn't need the cards to win a tournament, and it's very true.26 + 6 = 1Comment
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There is no house except for a small rake. I always love the way in every GFY thread, especially political threads, someone ALWAYS chimes in with this cynical world weary definitive statement that is utterly fucked up lolOriginally posted by DagwolfThe house ALWAYS wins in the long run... but without skill, you're screwed.
Not you in particular Dag, it's just a GFY phenomenon.
I play in the casinos a LOT since I live in LV. I usually get in with the best hand and get sucked out about half the time. It goes in cycles. You've got to know what you're doing, but luck is a big, big part of it.Comment
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What?Originally posted by DagwolfThe house ALWAYS wins in the long run... but without skill, you're screwed.
I must be missing something. What does the house win other than the rake?Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted
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Thank you. I felt incredibly stupid there for a minute, haha.Originally posted by dig420There is no house except for a small rake. I always love the way in every GFY thread, especially political threads, someone ALWAYS chimes in with this cynical world weary definitive statement that is utterly fucked up lolVacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted
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then it isn't 50/50Originally posted by BlazeIts about 50/50 A good player wlill win over the long term though.This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!
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it's somewhat close. You see a lot of people that just started playing the game at final tables in tournaments. I think ytcracker will probably agree with me that aggression is more important than luck, good or bad. And you have to know where the fine line is between very aggressive and foolhardy. It's a tricky game.Originally posted by SleazyDreamthen it isn't 50/50Comment
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