Is Poker a Game of Skill or Chance?

[Milosika1991]

Poker is primarily a game that requires skill, knowledge, and at the end luck...

 

[Napkins420]

You have to have skill to know when it's time to get lucky

 

[Ranish625]

Don't remember who said that poker is like chess, the calculation of moves, and you will be happy

 

[vitalii029]

I can not think of poker as a sport, I don't know why but I don't think it's a sport,but the logic is so ,but in poker I think the main thing is luck,especially in online poker

 

[dejan85]

poker is game with chanse to earn money,but not for everyone,proffesionall is very hard to be....

 

[Serjo600]

poker is war

 

[rfbh54]

Poker is certainly a game of skill but luck should be present because even the best player can not lead.

 

[Andymac37]

I hate it wen ppl say it's a game of luck like roulette or something then I say well they guys who make final tables year after year must be the luckiest guys in the world lol. I mean if that was the case then Eric sidel and Daniel Negranue r more luckier than a 2 x lottery winner with a 4 leaf clover garden at there house! ! Skill and people reading skills and some balls all come into play. Definitely

 

[VITOS]

The sport represents a specific sort of the physical and intellectual activity made for the purpose of a competition and also purposeful preparation for them by warm-up, a training in combination with rest, aspiration of gradual improvement of physical health, increase in I.Q., receiving moral and material satisfaction, commitment to excellence, to improvement of personal, group and absolute records, glory, improvements of own physical capacities and skills. The main problem for definition what is poker sport or gambling, it is necessary just to understand in my opinion what value of ability and skill in poker and good luck) If someone proves that it is 100% of good luck that I will agree that it is gambling...

 

[GLovvorn]

Both but then again so is almost any game played by people. The wind puffs at just the right moment to push a ball in or out.The sun flares off a shiny surface and blinds you at a critcal point. There is some luck involved in almost every aspect of life.

 

[AlexBlade]

Agree with GLovvorn. Sometimes I read players but sometimes I can do nothing...only fortune..only game of chance...

 

[mazennafee]

Poker game is unique blend of strategy, psychology, random chance and number crunching .

 

[sanych]

Of course, the skill is important, but a little luck, too, does not hurt))

 

[Amdrius]

How many answers - so many opinions, so I'll offer my answer ...

Poker is a game of skill at a long distance, when the dispersion reaches a point of equilibrium ...

At the same time, poker is a game of skill and luck at a short distance ...

Poker is a game of the mind that, in conjunction with other factors, determines the level of our skill!

 

[Argonaut]

a game of skill

Luck is certainly a factor, but I poker is a game skill. Pure luck would be flipping a coin, or pulling slot handle, where nothing you do will increase your odds. With poker, the various factors of: odds, position, observation of opponents, etc; when taken into account, will influence the outcome in the long term.

 

[Argonaut]

a game of skill

Luck is certainly a factor, but poker is a game skill. Pure luck would be flipping a coin, or pulling slot handle, where nothing you do will increase your odds. With poker, the various factors of: odds, position, observation of opponents, etc; when taken into account, will influence the outcome in the long term.

 

[Colbefc]

I would say that poker is 70% skill and 30% luck, but without the skill you will not get the luck.

 

[ritehere]

Skill definately. Just like an athlete it takes skill, determination, and endurace, to even hope to be successful in poker

 

[Cazador twd]

poker is a game of strategy but also influences the luck factor

 

[BigThingWithHolesInIt]

The term "luck" implies a heavily result-oriented mindset, and a far too emotional response to "getting there" or "getting sucked out on".

On the other hand, being skilled at poker just means making the most +EV decisions, and take whatever losses you incur as simply part of that statistic.

 

[little_karapuz]

Personally, my opinion, luck is changeable, today it is with you, and tomorrow it is not. But the skill that you have gained from you will not disappear

 

[Dim4ik555]

I think poker is an intellectual game in which luck and skill are correlated in an ideal degree. Ideal for a beginner to beat a professional, so that it seemed to him that they played on an equal footing.

 

[williamsc99]

poker and a game of skill and odds. when you have the ability to play when chances are in your favor you are profitable in the long run

 

[Alex Sentsov]

I think about 70% skill, 30% luck.

 

[makisaa]

We can say poker is a mind's game because it needs maths. Also the player must watch the game and if no the results will be poor.