bullishwwd
Legend
Loyaler
Every hand you either have good or bad luck ... better poker skills & better reads will most likely result in good luck more often than not.
I always smile when someone chats, " good catch" after I actually win a hand...yep, every card dealt is a "catch". It is much better to catch a good card that helps make your hand better. But, seriously, there is much more to poker than simply good or bad luck even though poker can often be very fickle too with the bad beats.
Hope to see you on the felts.
john_entony
Legend
Platinum Level
You know, I don't need luck. I need a fairness in poker. For example, when I get a conditional "KK", my opponent with conditional "A8" often gets an "A" on post-flop. That's how I got knocked out of Sunday Storm, for example, a few months ago. When a fish calls my "KK", "QQ", "JJ", I expect a fair % of hands won, not that I should get lucky. Unfortunately, at one well known poker room fairness is not even close. Just coolers, high % wins of weak hands and helping chip leaders against smaller stacks.
gustavofuentes2
Visionary
Platinum Level
Well, it is an interesting question. I think luck is all part of the game. From the point that you sit at the tables. Who is to your right and who is to your left? What cards are you dealt and who decides to play is all a matter of luck. Of course, skill plays a great part into it but you can't deny the luck involved in every hand. Well good luck at the tables.
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Spondzile
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Im not sure how often,but ofc It does help sometimes, but same time when I win by luck I know It shouldn't be by luck, otherwise I have played poorly my post flop.Im not talking about cooler situation,more like example catching flush with only two pair or so
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fapMaschina
Rising Star
Bronze Level
It helps a lot, if you dont feel lucky just fold 😅
AndyFio
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Literally a month ago, when I started playing a little on pokerstars again, my luck turned away from me as much as possible, but now this has already been corrected and I’m even more lucky than unlucky
bullishwwd
Legend
Loyaler
Well, you do have 60% of the common cards displayed on the flop alone so maybe this is a good place to 'decide' if you are gonna play in the hand.
Luck is a big part of playing poker, but one's poker skills & timing seem to make for better luck.
Risto234
põrandaalune pokkerimängija
Loyaler
If you could have hand strength switched on then you wouldn't have to calculate certain scenarios though ...
hardongear
Rock Star
Silver Level
Me personally. Likely less then most micro/low stakes as I play a TAG style and have the willpower to stick with it and only get outta line against certain villains(the all-in shovers) that are easy to exploit.
I mean can you really call it luck when you start preflop with the best hand majority of the time, get out flopped and then hit the river to win? I certainly don't call that luck even if I got lucky on the river. The guy who starts with the best hand is suppose to win the majority of the time when he starts with the best hand how's that considered luck? It's not even though is some cases 1 needs to be lucky on the river to win such hands.
Now MTT's require a lot more luck then just cash tables where you can easily reload. To win or final table an MTT one needs to win many hands that are basically coinflips. Lose any 1 of them coinflips it's over. Need to be very lucky to win all them flips.
Cash vs MTT's luck difference. My experience as a winning player at both. Over 20 years I have a 65%+ session win rate in my cash sessions. MTT's I have gone 2-3 years without making a final table or winning an MTT. Pretty huge luck difference when it comes to what it takes for luck when it comes to winning MTT's vs Cash. You need to be extremely lucky to do well in MTT's compared to cash tables.
Cheers!!!
I mean can you really call it luck when you start preflop with the best hand majority of the time, get out flopped and then hit the river to win? I certainly don't call that luck even if I got lucky on the river. The guy who starts with the best hand is suppose to win the majority of the time when he starts with the best hand how's that considered luck? It's not even though is some cases 1 needs to be lucky on the river to win such hands.
Now MTT's require a lot more luck then just cash tables where you can easily reload. To win or final table an MTT one needs to win many hands that are basically coinflips. Lose any 1 of them coinflips it's over. Need to be very lucky to win all them flips.
Cash vs MTT's luck difference. My experience as a winning player at both. Over 20 years I have a 65%+ session win rate in my cash sessions. MTT's I have gone 2-3 years without making a final table or winning an MTT. Pretty huge luck difference when it comes to what it takes for luck when it comes to winning MTT's vs Cash. You need to be extremely lucky to do well in MTT's compared to cash tables.
Cheers!!!
DiazPoker3101
Visionary
Platinum Level
I believe luck played a significant role, but it's not everything. In my experience, I've learned that besides luck, it's about reading opponents and utilizing statistics. With that foundation, you're set to begin. Then, it's about putting in the volume and playing a lo
Sir Shove a Lot
Enthusiast
Silver Level
The rub of the green is not to be discounted in poker. However one thing no poster has mentioned so far, is that you need one player (preferably) to go with your premium preflop. I do find it frustrating to have premium pockets, make a conventional 3xBB raise and everybody folds. I know that premium pockets don't guarantee a win though, but I do like to get the opportunity to play them.