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psuedosuited
Enthusiast
Silver Level
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psuedosuited
Enthusiast
Silver Level
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Manifestor
Rock Star
Silver Level
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akufto
Rock Star
Silver Level
in poker, of course, the most important thing is to prudently think about your moves and count outs, but also you shouldn't forget about the chance for luck !!!! He also plays some role in poker, but the main thing of course is to forgive everything and you will have more chances to win !!!
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teutonic1
Enthusiast
Silver Level
The skillful poker player, in the long run, overcomes luck - or least reduces and flattens variance. In the short term, we are all in the hands of the poker gods.
So the answer is yes to: Is poker a game of skill or chance? It is both, but for the serious poker player the idea is to learn to play poker as optimally as possible. Learning is itself a skill, but a bigger skill is applying what you learn in the heat of battle. Every decision has an element of chance due to incomplete information but the best players seek every profit opportunity by grinding out marginal edges on a continual basis.
We all like the big win but its the small edges we achieve over our competitors that allow one to build a bankroll. Poker isn't just for Christmas but for life.
So the answer is yes to: Is poker a game of skill or chance? It is both, but for the serious poker player the idea is to learn to play poker as optimally as possible. Learning is itself a skill, but a bigger skill is applying what you learn in the heat of battle. Every decision has an element of chance due to incomplete information but the best players seek every profit opportunity by grinding out marginal edges on a continual basis.
We all like the big win but its the small edges we achieve over our competitors that allow one to build a bankroll. Poker isn't just for Christmas but for life.
redboy23
Legend
Platinum Level
Poker has both elements of skill and luck. A good player must be able to spot tells, calculate odds and control their emotions at the table to play well and loose graciously. The mere fact that so many of the same faces are winning and going deep in tournaments is testament that they have the skill required to do so despite the element of luck in the game. The luck and unpredictability of the game has gone a long way in making it a spectator sport but the decisions made by the players and the timing of it all is more crucial to the outcome of the game. Not to mention the discipline to make big lay downs - that speaks volumes!
If you give the different players to play the same cards in identical positions and compare the results, I firmly believe they will be different at every table. Every single player will most likely play the hands differently based on their knowledge of the game and the skill they possess.
Hey, duplicate poker does not sound like such a bad idea
A heads up team sport or duplicate multi-table competitions. Compare skills and see the difference in results, play and timing!
If you give the different players to play the same cards in identical positions and compare the results, I firmly believe they will be different at every table. Every single player will most likely play the hands differently based on their knowledge of the game and the skill they possess.
Hey, duplicate poker does not sound like such a bad idea
A heads up team sport or duplicate multi-table competitions. Compare skills and see the difference in results, play and timing!
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upizgany
Rock Star
Silver Level
They say that if there is no happiness in love, it is in the cards, so answer yourself hehe.
Seriously, in poker, despite good cards, you must be able to keep cool. The one who has a weak psyche or is very susceptible to emotion, rather will not win too much. As in the case of blackjack, the layout of the cards is repeated and playing for some time, you can notice it (just like playing in a casino for a long time on one slot). Sometimes you have to bluff and sometimes go in thick.
I see it like that, some have this card slip, others to slots, and some others to place matches.
Seriously, in poker, despite good cards, you must be able to keep cool. The one who has a weak psyche or is very susceptible to emotion, rather will not win too much. As in the case of blackjack, the layout of the cards is repeated and playing for some time, you can notice it (just like playing in a casino for a long time on one slot). Sometimes you have to bluff and sometimes go in thick.
I see it like that, some have this card slip, others to slots, and some others to place matches.
Vilgeoforc
Visionary
Bronze Level
Agree, the faster the blinds increase, the stronger the variance. It is much easier for a good player to start in tournaments with a deep stack and a smooth increase in the blinds than in turbo tournaments, where the blinds grow every 5 minutes and you have to play with the hands that pass. I think there is a direct correlation to the speed of the tournament and the percentage of luck.
GGrinder
Enthusiast
Silver Level
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
~ Viktor E. Frankl
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
~ Viktor E. Frankl
besplatnee
Visionary
Bronze Level
Taking into account the numerous conclusions of various experts who have studied poker from different parts of the world, we can conclude that this conclusion is objective - the main role in poker is played not by the factor of luck, but by the skill of the player. ... It follows from this that poker is not a gamble, but an intellectual (commercial) game.
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Axmanace
Rock Star
Silver Level
Pokerstudy
Legend
Bronze Level
I applied about 40 different ideas to win a tourney yesterday that had nothing to do with luck. Yes, I bluffed a few hands which is luck if you win, but did not win the tournament by luck only.
Btw: you cannot win a tournament without some luck, no matter how good you are. But I did not win because of only luck, again it goes into the idea 80% skill 20% luck.
Btw: you cannot win a tournament without some luck, no matter how good you are. But I did not win because of only luck, again it goes into the idea 80% skill 20% luck.
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eagleaces
Rock Star
Silver Level
HA!
In my opinion and my experience i feel that Phil Hellmuth said best when he said Poker is 100% skill and 50% chance. lol Skill in the long run like they say and luck in short run. Really i think Its a game of Discipline and Patients. The discipline to keep to bankroll management and Patients to not go broke when bad beats and coolers are the sessions theme.
In my opinion and my experience i feel that Phil Hellmuth said best when he said Poker is 100% skill and 50% chance. lol Skill in the long run like they say and luck in short run. Really i think Its a game of Discipline and Patients. The discipline to keep to bankroll management and Patients to not go broke when bad beats and coolers are the sessions theme.
Pokerstudy
Legend
Bronze Level
Phil thinks he should win every hand lol