classic poker is dead?

[cubons]

At first, I was confused like what do you mean by saying clasic poker, but then I opened a thread. I absolutely agree with that online poker seems to me more like a gambling. Even more when I found out about bots and fake players who does not understand how to play poker, but really tries to make some sick moves at the tables.

 

[Lefty Blue]

On the luck factor

In California a court many years back ruled poker was a game of skill.
Legend has it that after all the evidence was heard the judge ruled that the 12 jurors should go and play poker for 2 days in the Jury Room. They were all poker players because it had to be decided by a jury of peers. They voted 8 to12 that poker was a skill game. Rumor has it, in the Jury Room, there were eight winners and four losers.

 

[Thenightrain]

Not sure I agree, I think playing online we all register a lot more games and generally we remember our bad beats over deep runs.

Definitely more new players / fish online (which is a good thing for the poker economy) which will increase your chances of hitting a bad beat but overall the good players will still win in the long run.

 

[vpashuta]

The lower stakes in my opinion are more luck than skill. I don't play high stakes so I can't speak to that. I've seem more bad beats online than I care to mention, so why would I ever increase limits? I think online poker isn't random.