I will attempt to explain just how much luck is involved in winning poker tournaments.
You can play snug and tight and you can play aggressive, you can have success with both styles and many in between.
Be honest, how many people do you think put up a buyin for a tournament or get backed by someone .. not knowing what they are doing ? . Yes there are players of varying skill.. but i give people a bit more credit than that.
When you get to the final table and you play short handed, if you dont pick up any
hands (you need to make moves at that time). You are done... unless you get luck. HUGE factor in winning tournaments. You need
patience and
skill. (Not many people are mentioning patience here) and yes luck is a very big factor.
Some will say luck doesn't exist and they would be right, they will explain
odds and skill except for the fact that luck is a word in the dictionary. Luck describes these things like odds and getting the right hand at the most opportune time.